HC Deb 25 July 1985 vol 83 c697W
Mr. Dewar

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many general practitioners there are in rural practices in Scotland at the latest available date; and how many there were in 1979.

Mr. Younger

The number of unrestricted general medical practitioners classified by health boards as working in rural practice was 339 at 1 October 1984. The equivalent figure, at the same date in 1979 was 316.