§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what figures are available of the cost of the following tests when carried out in National Health hospitals: electrocardiogram, routine blood test, chest X-ray, abdominal X-ray, cervical smear test and mammography X-ray.
§ Dr. OwenCostings carried out in 1973–74 indicated that in National Health Service hospitals the costs of the three X-ray tests were:
£ Normal chest X-ray … 0.95 Normal abdominal X-ray … 1.25 Mammography (both breasts) … 4.75 Costings for the remaining three tests are not available.