§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, in view of the progress in accepting vocational-trained Republic of Ireland practitioners into the United Kingdom National Health Service, he will seek to have negotiations with medical organisations in the New Commonwealth and Near East so that medical practitioners qualified in primary care in their countries can enter family medical practices in the United Kingdom.
§ Dr. VaughanNo. The National Health Service (Vocational Training) Regulations 1979 already provide for the Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training in General Practice to take account of experience gained outside the United Kingdom in considering the issue of a certificate of equivalent experience which enables a doctor to apply for inclusion on a list of practitioners undertaking to provide general medical services.