HC Deb 16 March 1989 vol 149 c337W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much, on average, dental check-ups are costing patients since December 1988.

Mr. Freeman

From 1 January 1989 the charge for a dental examination is £3.15. Dental examinations are free for people under 18, full-time students under 19, pregnant women and women who have had a baby in the previous 12 months, recipients of income support and family credit and others on a low income.