HC Deb 13 June 1989 vol 154 c392W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list by family practitioner committee area the numbers of doctors' practices that are eligible to become practice budget holders under the conditions described in "Working for Patients."

Mr. Mellor

[holding answer 12 June 1989]: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Peckham (Ms. Harman) on 4 April at column 93. In addition, as working paper No. 3 makes clear, practices may group together in order to opt for practice budgets.