§ Mr. Gregoryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, in view of the fact that additional income over and above the doctor's remuneration for his medical services paid to a dispensing doctor is, in part, taken into account when the doctor's retirement pension is calculated, he will quantify the additional cost to the Exchequer and compare the figures with the dispensing costs of chemist contractors.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeGeneral medical services include dispensing, in certain instances, by doctors and remuneration from dispensing is not treated any differently from other remuneration for superannuation purposes. There are therefore no clearly identifiable additional costs falling to the Exchequer.