§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give for each of the last five years and for England and Wales the total amount outstanding under the general practice cost rent scheme.
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§ Mr. FreemanThe cost rent scheme gives a general medical practitioner an enhanced annual rental reimbursement which reflects the value of the capital investment he or she has made in acquiring or developing purpose-built surgery premises or their equivalent. The cost rent remains in payment until it is more advantageous for a GP to opt for rent reimbursement based on an assessment of the current market rental value of his or her surgery premises. As this can vary with local circumstances, it is not possible to identify the long-term total expenditure commitment represented by cost rents in payment at any one time.