§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what per- 754W such exemption; on what basis his Department's calculation is made; what are the total sums involved; and what were the corresponding figures in the past five years;
(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report the number of people exempt from optical charges and his Department's estimate of the number of people entitled to receive such exemption; on what basis his Department's calculation is made; what are the total sums involved; and what were the corresponding figures in the past five years.
§ Mr. Deakins,, pursuant to his replies [Official Report, 3rd December 1976; Vol. 921, c. 308 and 311], gave the following information
The table below shows numbers of successful claims for refund or remission in Great Britain of dental and optical charges on low income grounds. I regret that the other information requested is not available.
centages of births were induced in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
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§ Mr. Moyle, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st March 1977; Vol. 928, c. 417], gave the following additional information
ENGLAND AND WALES Estimated number of induced births in NHS Hospitals Percentage of total NHS hospital births 1974* … … … 238,000 39.6 1975† … … … 217,000 37.5 * The figures quoted in the original reply ware provisional. † Provisional.