§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services who the members of the Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster family practitioner committee are; how they are appointed and by whom; and what is the duration of their office.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergIn a family practitioner committee of 30 members, 11 are appointed by district health authorities; four by local authorities and 15 by local representative committees. DHA and local representative committee members serve for renewable terms of up to four years. Those appointed by local authorities serve for a period determined on appointment.
Details of individual members are not held centrally and my hon. Friend may wish to seek this information directly from the family practitioner committee.