asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will publish figures showing the number of fillings and extractions under the National Health Dental Service during the most recent period of six months for which figures are avaiable.

The numbers of teeth filled and extracted for which payment was authorised under the NHS General Dental Services in England and Wales for the six months ending 30th June 1978 were 18,647,690 and 3,178,380 respectively.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the Soviet Minister of Shipping was received by them, representatives of the Opposition, the General Council of British Shipping or any other bodies during his recent visit to the United Kingdom; and whether any favourable results were forthcoming on the present dispute with the Soviet authorities over the undercutting of the freight charges of our mercantile marine.

The Soviet Minister of Merchant Marine has not visited the United Kingdom since his official visit in June 1977. A senior official from the Foreign Relations Department of the Soviet Ministry of Merchant Marine was recently in the United Kingdom on a private visit. He had informal discussions with officials from the Department of Trade.