HC Deb 13 July 1972 vol 840 cc442-3W
Mr. Pardoe

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will seek to amend the regulations governing the National Health Service superannuation scheme in order to enable general practitioners' ancillary staff to join it.

Sir K. Joseph

The possibility of extending the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme to cover ancillary staff employed by general medical practitioners has previously been considered in conjunction with the British Medical Association, but I have no evidence that such a move would be generally welcomed either by practitioners or by their employees.