Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Prime Minister (1) what was the spending per head of population on health provision in(a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) England in each of the last five years; and what is the projected spending in the current financial year per head of population in each country; [22948]
(2) what percentage of patients in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) England are currently covered by general practitioner fundholders. [22949]
§ The Prime MinisterThe information is as follows: 677W
Percentage of population covered by GP Fundholding Practices (at April 1995) Country Percentage population covered Northern Ireland 29 Scotland 23 Wales 40 England 41