§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the estimated percentage of female patients who have access to a female general practitioner; and what percentage of general practitioner partnerships have a female general practitioner.
§ Dr. MawhinneyAt 1 April 1992—the latest date for which the figures are available—approximately 68 per cent. of female patients in England were registered with general practitioners in partnerships which included a female general practitioner; 53 per cent. of general practitioner partnerships had at least one female partner.