▁Health ▁Service ▁is ▁dead . ▁The ▁present ▁charges ▁on ▁dent ures ▁and ▁spect acles ▁were ▁to ▁end ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁This ▁Bill ▁makes ▁them ▁permanent . ▁... ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁what ▁we ▁said ▁at ▁the ▁General ▁E lection ▁is ▁now ▁am ply ▁confirmed . ▁The ▁temporary ▁financial ▁crisis ▁has ▁been ▁eager ly ▁seized ▁upon ▁as ▁an ▁exc use ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁National ▁Health ▁Service . ▁ ▁The ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health , ▁I ain ▁Mac le od , ▁told ▁the ▁London ▁Constitution al ▁Club ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁that ▁Labour ' s ▁f ury ▁at ▁the ▁charges ▁were ▁synth etic : ▁ ▁They ▁pione ered ▁this ▁field ; ▁we ▁only ▁follow ▁their ▁lead . ▁We ▁are ▁implementing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 s . ▁pres cription ▁charge ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁... ▁If ▁the ▁charge ▁on ▁pres cri ptions ▁enables ▁the ▁general ▁pract ition er ▁to ▁give ▁more ▁freely ▁of ▁his ▁skill ▁and ▁time ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁really ▁need ▁his ▁care ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁great ▁gain . ▁I ▁think ▁the ▁pres cription ▁charge ▁will ▁have ▁that ▁effect . ▁The ▁dent al ▁charges ▁will ▁ensure ▁that ▁expect ant ▁moth ers ▁and ▁b ab ies , ▁school children ▁and ▁ad oles c ents ▁have ▁the ▁priority ▁that ▁the ▁Social ists ▁promised ▁them ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁give . ▁... ▁Ch arg es ▁there ▁must ▁certainly ▁be ▁now ▁and ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁to ▁come , ▁but ▁the ▁Government ▁in ▁this ▁Act ▁do ▁not ▁declare ▁that ▁charges