§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will reply to the letter to the Minister of State, Dept of Health from the hon. Member for Salisbury dated 29 April about mental health services in South Wiltshire. [68930]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 11 July 2002]: A reply was sent on 17 July.
General Dental Service: Number of exempt adult courses of treatment for the years 1996–67 to 2001–02 England Number of adult item of service claims Yearly change (exempt patients) Year Exempt Total claims Per cent of exempt patients Number per cent 1996–97 6,563,219 24,720,185 27 .. .. 1997–98 6,648,036 25,434,402 26 84,817 1 1998–99 6,694,274 26,316,085 25 46,238 1 1999–2000 6,493,808 26,058,380 25 -200,466 -3 2000–01 6,449,067 26,481,669 24 -44,741 -1 2001–02 6,297,940 26,390,667 24 -151,127 -2