§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total cost of the Dental Estimates Board in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe total cost of the Dental Estimates Board for England and Wales, in cash terms, in each of the last five years, together with the total gross fees authorised for payment to dentists by family practitioner committees, is given in the table; the total cost of the board as a percentage of the gross fees authorised is also shown.
Year Cost of board Gross fees authorised Cost/gross fees £ million £ million per cent. 1982–83 10.788 549.741 1.962 1983–84 11.013 594.406 1.853 1984–85 11.751 649.785 1.808 1985–86 114.686 671.000 2.189 1986–87 214.530 753.096 1.929 Notes: 1 Includes £2.519 million for replacement of the board's computer and early stages of computer redevelopment. 2 Includes £1.999 million for computer redevelopment.
§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the unit cost of the Dental Estimates Board annual report for 1986–87, and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mrs. CurrieThe 1986–87 annual report of the Dental Estimates Board for England and Wales was, for the first time, in two parts.
The first part contains the board's report to the Secretaries of State and key statistics about the board's work and the general dental service. The unit cost was 99.6p. The cost of publication was met from efficiency savings at the board.
The detailed "Digest of Statistics for 1986–87", the second part of the board's report, is published as a separate document at a cost of £15 per copy.