§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the uncertainty among general practitioners as in the case details of which have been sent to him, as to the amount of compensation to which each practitioner will be entitled under the National Health Service Act, 1946, and, as the list of applications has been closed, whether he will now give the total number of practitioners between whom the global sum available will be divided; and the total of their claims.
§ Mr. BevanUnder the National Health Service (Medical Practice Compensation) Regulations 1948, claims were to be submitted by the 31st October, but late claims, if there were satisfactory reasons for the delay, can be admitted by me to the 30th April, 1949. A final determination of the total amount of compensation will not therefore be possible until after that date. Up to date 13,661 claims have been received from medical practitioners in England and Wales.