§ Dr. Owenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has about the percentage of family doctors in London who employ commercial deputising services for out-of-hours cover.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeAt 1 October 1983 82 per cent. of general medical practitioners in the Greater London area had consent to use commercial deputising services in relation to their out-of-hours responsibilities. Information about actual use is not available centrally.