§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what savings were made by fundholders at the end of each financial year since 1990–91.
§ Mr. SackvilleIn the first year of the scheme, 1991–92, fundholders achieved efficiency savings of £14.5 million, equivalent to 3.6 per cent. of budgets set. Final audited figures for 1992–93 and 1993–94 are not yet available.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list the office costs allowance including computer costs given to each GP fundholder by region in each year since 1990–91;
(2) if she will list the start-up grants provided to potential fundholders by region in each year since 1990–91.
§ Mr. SackvilleThis information is not available centrally.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many fundholders there were in each region in each year since 1990–91; and what were the total allowances payments made to them in each region in each year since 1990–91.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe number of general practitioner fundholders by region in each year since 1991–92, the first year of the scheme, are shown in the table. Information about the management and computer allowances paid to them is not collected centrally.
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Region Number of funds 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 South East Thames 15 28 77 143 South West Thames 21 39 66 116 Wessex 17 34 54 85 Oxford 25 46 74 107 South Western 20 38 69 100 West Midlands 26 58 131 219 Mersey 21 46 84 101 North Western 16 29 66 119 England 294 552 1,120 1,673