§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the average gross income and the average net income of general practitioners for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MoyleThe average amounts—Great Britain figures—per general medical practitioners paid by family practitioner committees in the last five years were:
Average gross income (inclusive of all practice expenses) Average net income £ £ 1972–73 … 9,005 5,430 1973–74 … 9,695 5,700 1974–75 … 10,955 6,250 1975–76* (provisional) … 14,575 8,730 1976–77* (estimated) … 16,160 8,965 * These figures include payments under the contraceptive services scheme which started in July 1975.