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Mr. Foulkes
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing, for each of the last five years, the receipts of the National Health Service from prescrip-
| Prescription charges | Dental charges | Ophthalmic charges | Total | |||||
| £ million | Percentage | £ million | Percentage | £ million | Percentage | £ million | Percentage | |
| 1974–75 | 24·3 | 0·7 | 30·4 | 0·9 | 16·2 | 0·5 | 70·9 | 2·1 |
| 1975–76 | 23·8 | 0·5 | 31·9 | 0·7 | 16·7 | 0·4 | 72·4 | 1·6 |
| 1976–77 | 24·3 | 0·5 | 39·4 | 0·8 | 21·8 | 0·4 | 85·5 | 1·7 |
| 1977–78 | 24·6 | 0·4 | 51·3 | 0·9 | 23·1 | 0·4 | 99·0 | 1·7 |
| 1978–79 | 25·6 | 0·4 | 56·6 | 0·9 | 25·9 | 0·4 | 108·1 | 1·7 |