§ Mr. Hannamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will increase expenditure on the personal social services in proportion to the funds accruing from the proposed surcharge on insurance companies to recoup the cost of treating road accident cases.
§ Dr. OwenNo. The proposed surcharge relates to costs to the National Health Service, not to the personal social services. The surcharge will make it possible to maintain the planned level of current expenditure on the NHS in 1977–78 whilst reducing the net cost to public funds.
Type of Payment Amount per Principal £ 1. Basic practice allowance … … … … … 2,531.25 2. Additions for: (i) Designated area— Type 1 … … … … … 165.52 Type 2 … … … … … 16.97 (ii) Group practice … … … … … 294.88 (iii) Seniority … … … … … 634.23 (iv) Vocational training … … … … … 21.59 (v) Employment of assistant … … … … … 9.45 3. Standard capitation fees: (i) Patients under 65 … … … … … 4,509.41 (ii) Patients 65–74 … … … … … 627.68 (iii) Patients 75 and over … … … … … 427.80 4. Payment for out-of-hours responsibilities: (i) Supplementary practice allowance … … … … … 484.12 (ii) Supplementary capitation fees … … … … … 586.43 (iii) Night visit fees … … … … … 126.08 5. Item of service fees: (a) Vaccinations and immunisations … … … … … 161.44 (b) Cervical cytology tests … … … … … 24.74 6. Contraceptive Services … … … … … 210.00 7. Maternity medical services fees … … … … … 596.64 8. Temporary resident fees: up to 15 days … … … … … 104.54 over 15 days … … … … … 97.69 9. Emergency treatment fees … … … … … 10.58 10. Anaesthetic fees … … … … … 1.34 11. Arrest of dental haemorrhage fees … … … … … 0.25 12. Postgraduate training allowance … … … … … 10.96 13. Trainees scheme payments … … … … … 236.08 14. Initial practice allowance … … … … … 15.50 15. Rural practice payments … … … … … 210.71 16. Dispensing payments … … … … … 974.38 17. Inducement payments … … … … … 11.76 18. Women doctors retainer scheme payments … … … … … 0.21 19. Additional payments during sickness or confinement … … … 21.42 20. Prolonged study leave payment … … … … … 2.31 21. (a) Practice accommodation … … … … … 570.43 (b) Ancillary Staff … … … … … 896.81 Average amount per principal … … … … … 14,593.20
Dr. M. S. Millerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the gross National Health Service income of the average principal in general medical