§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will
ALL DOCTORS PROVIDING CURATIVE SERVICES Country Brussels Report unadjusted Brussels Report adjusted for differences in direct taxation and purchasing power‡ (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) £'000 Index £'000 Index Great Britain … … 5.5–5.9 100 4.2–4.5 100 Belgium … … 10.8–12.7 206 5.3–5.9 130 Denmark … … 11.9–14.1 228 4.4–5.1† 110† France … … 13.9–14.6* 250* 7.1–7.3* 168* Germany … … 12.5–16.1 251 5.7–6.9 146 Ireland … … 6.3–7.1 118 4.4–4.8† 106† Luxembourg … … 11–14 219 6.0–6.5 145 Netherlands … … 20.8–24.6* 398* 7.2–8.1* 177* Data for Italy is not available. All data in this Table are rounded to the nearest £100. *Independent practitioners only (excluding salaried doctors). †1971 exchange rates were used to convert to £. ‡These figures should be taken as a guide only. Purchasing power parities are subject to short term fluctations that render close comparison unprofitable.