HC Deb 16 July 2002 vol 389 c201W
26. Mr. Blizzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to increase the number of general practitioners. [67290]

Mr. Hutton

The NHS is working towards a target of 2,000 more general practitioners by 2004 and to continued growth thereafter.

We are increasing the number of doctors training to be GPs. There are now 1,910 General Practice Registrars, the highest ever number of doctors in training for general practice.

30. Mr. Bill O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received from general practitioners who say they cannot admit further patients to their GP practices; and if he will make a statement. [67294]

Mr. Hutton

We have received no recent representations on this subject from general practitioners or their representative organisations.