§ 14. Mr. Edenasked the Minister of Health what percentage of the population he estimates have their medical treatment outside the provisions of the National Health Service; and what recent evidence he has which shows a decline in private practice.
§ Mr. Walker-SmithExact information is not available but it has been estimated that the percentage of persons not on the lists of doctors taking part in the National Health Service is in the order of 3 per cent. I have no factual evidence bearing on the last part of the Question.