HC Deb 22 October 1991 vol 196 c546W
Mr. Shersby

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the cost to public funds of preventive dental health programmes in Northern Ireland for the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available.

Mr. Hanley

A wide range of staff provide both dental health education and treatment and it is not possible to identify separately the costs attributable to preventive progammes.