HC Deb 22 February 1989 vol 147 c662W
Mr. Dewar

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

Mr. Rifkind

For statistical purposes medical practices are classified by health boards as urban, semi-urban or rural. At 1 April 1988, the date of the latest information available, the number of medical practices classified as rural was 341; at 1 October 1979 the number similarly classified was 316.