HC Deb 30 July 1980 vol 989 cc751-2W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what methods and which additional fees and charges he plans to introduce in order to meet his stated intent of increasing receipts to the Health Service from the current annual £230 million to £470 million by the year 1983–84.

Dr. Vaughan

Tables 2.11 and 2.11.1 of "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1980–81 to 1983–84"(Cmnd. 7841), published in March, show plans for Health Service income in Great Britain to increase from £208 million in 1979–80 to £410 million in 1983–84 (at 1979 survey prices). About half of this increase is attributable to the family practitioner services and takes account of proposals for changes in prescription charges and dental charges which have already been announced.