§ Mr. Michael MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has any plans to allow general practitioners a statutory right to buy their premises where they are owned by the public sector.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyHealth authorities are at liberty to sell unneeded health centres to general practitioners, provided suitable arrangements are made for the continuing provision of any community services based there.
§ Mr. Michael MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if, further to his answer of 16 October.Official Report, column 1045, he will publish the evidence showing that the amount of time general practitioners spend with patients is increasing.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyMy right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State's comments were based on a survey published in "PULSE" on 4 August, which showed 54 per cent. of GPs had spent more time in patient contact since the inception of the new contract. A copy of this publication is available in the Library.