§ Mr. John Hallasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what he estimates to be the saving in administrative costs of requiring patients to pay for all dental work not exceeding £2; and what is his estimate of this additional cost to the individual patient.
§ Mr. CrossmanAssuming continuance of the present exemption arrangements,190W the saving in administrative cost would be small and would certainly not be sufficient to outweigh the objections to this form of charge. I have made no estimate of the incidence of additional cost on patients: it would, of course, vary according to the work done.