§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish a table similar to those contained in the new contract for general practitioners document, for the income of a general practitioner with a list size of 1,000 using the average number of new referrals, night visits and the age of patients for a list size of 1,000.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI refer the hon. Member to the first example in appendix F of "A. New Contract" which fits his specification. Copies of this document are available in the Vote Office and the Library.
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has made any assessment of the consequences which would result from a large number of general practitioners resigning from the National Health Service; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeObviously, the consequences could be serious but I have no reason to believe that anything of the kind will happen.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish a table showing for each of the regions of England how many general practitioners are men and how many are women.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested is as follows:
Unrestricted principals England as at 1 October 1987 Total Male Female England 24,922 19,718 5,204 Northern 1,584 1,309 275 Yorkshire 1,883 1,534 349 Trent 2,335 1,892 443 East Anglia 1,043 876 167 North West Thames 1,971 1,395 576 North East Thames 1,992 1,522 470 South East Thames 1,933 1,518 415 South West Thames 1,537 1,146 391 Wessex 1,534 1,211 323 Oxford 1,301 1,020 281 South Western 1,869 1,541 328 West Midlands 2,694 2,183 511 Mersey 1,259 982 277 North Western 1,987 1,589 398