§ Mr. Bill WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the salary band for general practitioners in Scotland, showing the highest paid and the lowest paid.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythGPs are not paid on a salary band, but are independent contractors, in contract with health boards to provide general medical services. Their target average remuneration is set by the Government each year on the recommendation of the doctors and dentists review body, and the figure for the current year is £31,105. Information about payments to individual doctors is not held centrally, but I shall write to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.