asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the total cost of the national dental service in Suffolk and the income from charges over the past five years.

The total cost over the last five years of the general dental services paid for by the family practitioner committee for Suffolk and the related income from charges are given as follows:

Financial year	Total cost	Income from charges
	£ million	£ million
1977-78	2·801	0·691
1978-79	3·471	0·766
1979-80	4·134	0·946
1980-81	5·158	1·276
1981-82	5·978	1·595

The additional costs of both the dental treatment provided by the hospital and community health services and of the administration of the general dental services are wholly excluded as they cannot be separately identified in full.