§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if, pursuant to his reply of 7 December,Official Report, column 34, he will make a statement on his discussions with the British Dental Association, on compensation for dentists who may be obliged to sell their businesses at depressed prices as a result of proposals in the Health and Medicines Bill.
§ Mr. NewtonOfficials of the Department held the first of a series of meetings with the British Dental Association 255W on 8 January, to discuss the proposals in the Bill relating to the retirement of dentists. No conclusions have yet been reached.