§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will now issue guidance on the criteria to he used by family health service authorities in measuring cross-infection rates in dental surgeries.
§ Dr. MawhinneyWe have no plans to do so.
§ Ms. LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on her plans to recruit salaried dentists in the event of large numbers of dentists leaving the national health service.
§ Dr. MawhinneyHealth service guidance contained in HSG(92)27, a copy of which is in the Library, was issued to family health services authorities in June 1992 and advises on the action to take if they wish to employ a salaried dentist. It is for the FHSA to decide, in the light of the circumstances in its locality, whether it should seek to employ a salaried dentist. Any application made to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for approval of