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Mr. Madden
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the new child benefit will be taken into account for the purposes of calculating entitlement to free prescriptions and free dental and optical treatment.
Mr. Orme
Yes, but no one now eligible for free prescriptions or help with dental or optical charges should be financially worse off as a result.