§ Mr. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many dental laboratories have stopped carrying out work for the National Health Service since March, 1971;
(2) how many National Health Service dental laboratories have closed down since March, 1971.
§ Sir K. JosephThis information is not available; but estimates authorised for payment by the Dental Estimates Board for England and Wales between March and December, 1971, do not suggest that 315W there was any significant decline in treatments involving the services of dental laboratories.