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National Health Service Charges (Receipts)

Volume 649: debated on Tuesday 14 November 1961

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asked the Minister of Health what is the estimated annual revenue, based on the most recent figures available, from prescription charges, dental treatment charges, spectacle charges, denture charges, and charges for other appliances, respectively.

The latest estimates for the current year (England and Wales), "based on experience to date, are as follows:

£m.
Prescriptions20·5
Dental treatment3·5
Spectacles6·7
Dentures6·8
Other appliances0·2