§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health in what circumstances general practitioners are permitted to charge people for signing postal and proxy forms; and what guidance his Department has provided on this issue. [6658]
§ Mr. MilburnGeneral practitioners are not permitted to charge patients for signing a postal or proxy form to enable a person to be registered as an absent voter on grounds of physical incapacity. This is set out in Schedule 9 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992.