HC Deb 05 April 1989 vol 150 c232W
24. Mr. Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on his future plans for the provision of health care in rural areas in Scotland.

Mr. Rifkind

The proposals in the White Paper "Working for Patients" are designed to improve health care for patients in rural areas as in other parts of Scotland. They include an undertaking to safeguard the position of doctors in the less-populated areas of Scotland and who offer a good standard of service to their patients.