§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the value of goods and services provided under the National Health Service by opticians in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years.
§ Dr. OwenThe estimated payments including patients' charges, to opticians providing general ophthalmic services in respect of each of the years concerned was as follows:—
£ million 1970–71 … … … … 28.6 1971–72 … … … … 26.5 1972–73 … … … … 29.9 1973–74 … … … … 34.4 1974–75 … … … … 46.9