§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners were under contract to the National Health Service in 1979; how much this cost; and what were the comparable figures in 1988.
§ 75. Mr. SumbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the number of general practitioners now; and what it was in 1979.
§ Mr. Mellor[pursuant to his reply, 25 July 1989, c. 669]: In my reply to you on 25 July I quoted figures for 1987 for the cost of general medical services as being £125 million.
This figure that was quoted was incorrect and should have been £1,250 million.