§ Mr. Weetchasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the numbers of estimates scheduled per dentist in each of the months November and December 1981–85 inclusive, and January to October 1986.
§ Mrs. CurriePrecise information cannot be provided in the form requested. Figures for the number of general dental services dentists are available only on a six-monthly basis up to 1983 and on a quarterly basis thereafter. The figures in the following table have therefore been estimated.
England Year Number of estimates scheduled 1981 November 203 December 200 1982 November 196 December 197 1983 November 195 December 191 1984 November 190 December 197 1985 November 193 December 175 1986 January 186 February 180 March 187 April 185 May 197 June 191 July 180 August 172 September 179 October 196
§ Mr. Weetchasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he expects the report of the Dental Estimates Board for 1985–86 to be published; how many dental estimates for examination and report only were received and processed in each month in 1986, for which figures are available; and how many cases were made using the claim form FP 17E.
§ Mrs. CurrieWe have received the report of the Dental Estimates Board for the year 1985 together with a supplementary report for January to March 1986.
Information on the numbers of examination and report only estimates and FP 17E cases which were scheduled for payment in the first eleven months of 1986 is as follows:
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Examination and report only estimates (England and Wales) Examination and report only estimates on form FP 17E January 449,416 270,172 February 426,418 264,407 March 427,998 266,671
Examination and report only estimates (England and Wales) Examination and report only estimates on form FP 17E April 425,589 278,847 May 458,947 307,556 June 430,443 293,985 July 407,241 256,731 August 371,299 242,669 September 398,412 268,739 October 442,873 290,732 November 442,873 297,534