§ Dame Jill KnightTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he is satisfied with the working of the special deprived area payments for general practitioners.
§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley[holding answer 8 February 1991]: We are satisfied that our policy objective of targeting the payments on those practices that service areas of highest deprivation is being met. We have received a number of representations about the scheme and we have agreed that officials will discuss these with the British Medical Association.