HC Deb 29 March 1968 vol 761 cc360-1W
Mr. du Cann

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list in sterling the debts due to other countries and international agencies, including the dates when repayment is due, dollar exchange rates being calculated where appropriate at $2.40 to the—sterling.

Mr. Harold Lever

The following information relates to loans to H.M. Government and to drawings on the International Monetary Fund.

of the anaesthetist; accordingly, my Department does not maintain a list of recognised anaesthetics.

Mr. Baker

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many dental patients received anaesthetics using the intravenous route by dentists as operator-anaesthetist and by doctors, in hospitals, in general dental practice and through local authority services, respectively, in each of the years 1961 to 1967.

Mr. Ross

I regret that this information is not available.

Mr. Baker

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many deaths associated with dental anaesthesia occurred in general dental practices in the local authority services, and in hospitals, in each of the years 1961 to 1967, by age group and anaesthetic agents used; and in how many of the cases was the

Year Number of deaths Place of operation Age of deceased Anaesthetic agent
1961 Nil
1962 1 Home* 60 Pentothal
1963 Nil
1964 Nil
1965 Nil
1966 2 Dental Surgery 38 Gas, unspecified
Hospital 7 Not known
1967 1 Hospital 18 Nitrous oxide and halothane
* It is known that in this case a doctor was in attendance.

I regret that the other particulars asked for are not available.