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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the dental fees for an examination, a scaling, an amalgam (single surface), an ore extraction, an extraction of 20 teeth, and a silicate, in 1948, 1966, and 1975, respectively; what is the current fee in each case; and what percentage increase would be required to bring these fees up to the 1966 level in real terms.
The information requested is set out below:in areas where seasonal work is plentiful. The Supplementary Benefits Commission has now decided that, so far as supplementary benefit is concerned, these arrangements, which then applied only to single men, should be extended to single women and childless couples. These will operate in Torbay this summer, and in the following 28 local office areas:
Aberystwyth, Barnstaple, Barry, Bognor Regis, Boston, Bournemouth, Bridgend, Bridlington, Chichester, Colwyn Bay, Dolgellau, Fylde North, Fylde South, Grimsby, Lancaster, Launceston, Newport (IOW), Pembroke Dock, Penzance, Portmadoc, Rhyl, St. Austell, Scarborough, Southport, Taunton, Truro, Weymouth and Worcester.
They may also be introduced in other areas depending on the local work situation.