asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the cost of employing the administrators of general dental practitioners providing dental treatment within the National Health Service, both in the Department of Health and Social Security, the Dental Estimates Board, family practitioner committees, and regional and area health authorities, including the provision of their facilities;(2) how many persons are employed, both wholly and partly, in the administration of general dental practitioners providing dental treatment within the National Health Service, both in the Department of Health and Social Security, the Dental Estimates Board, the Family Practitioner Committees, and the regional and area health authorities.

It is not possible to obtain the information requested without disproportionate expense except in the case of the Dental Estimates Board whose 947 whole-time and 1,041 part-time staff at 31st December 1975 were employed almost exclusively in connection with the administration of the general dental services at an inclusive cost of £4,751,391 for that year.