§ Mr. S. N. Evansasked the Minister of Health whether he will revise his regulations so that general practitioners in the National Health Service are paid at a higher capitation rate in respect of the first 1,000 or 1,500 patients on their list, and at a lower rate as their lists become larger.
§ Mr. BevanI have myself always preferred the idea of a graduated system which would discourage the accumulation of over-large patient lists and encourage the better balanced practices. It is not always easy to translate it into fact, but I want to go into it very thoroughly with the profession in my discussions with them.