§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of the total cost of general dental services in Scotland was recovered from patients' charges in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is as follows:
Income from patients' charges as a percentage of gross cost of the General Dental Services Financial Year Percentage 1981–82 22.88 1982–83 24.42 1983–84 24.61 1984–85 24.80 1985–86 126.58 1 Provisional figure.