§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been(a) the budget for general dental services and (b) its outturn for England for each year since April 1992. [22990]
§ Mr. MilburnGeneral Dental Services (GDS) expenditure is not cash limited, so there is no set annual budget. The original vote provision, and final gross net expenditure in the GDS in England for the financial years 1992–93 to 1996–97 is shown in the table.
General Dental Service: Gross expenditure for the financial years 1992–93 to 1996–97 England £ million Outturn Provision made in main estimate Year Gross expenditure Net expenditure Gross Net 1992–93 1,305.9 911.1 1,215.2 768.6 1993–94 1,221.7 854.7 1,258.5 851.1 1994–95 1,279.4 896.1 1,324.8 926.5 1995–96 1,289.5 908.4 1,392.0 973.4 1996–97 1,323.1 940.1 1,412.9 988.8