HC Deb 08 July 1998 vol 315 c559W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to allow people with MS to have their amalgam fillings replaced free of charge with fillings made from other non-mercury based materials. [48921]

Mr. Milburn

National Health Service dental treatments are provided on the basis of clinical need. This could include replacing fillings if that is the advice of the responsible medical practitioner. Full or partial exemptions from treatment charges are available for people on a low income.