HL Deb 21 December 1983 vol 446 cc825-6WA
Baroness Gardner of Parkes

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the total amount payable by patients for National Health dental treatment in the financial year 1982–83 and the total cost, including those payments, of the NHS dental treatments in the general dental service.

Lord Glenarthur

The total cost of the General Dental Service in Great Britain in the financial year 1982–83 was £614.917 million, of which £159.418 million was met by charges to patients.