§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioner fund-holding practices there are in each region; what percentage this represents of the regional total of general practitioner practices; and what percentage of the regional population they serve.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information is given in the table.
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Region Number of GP practices fundholding in 1992–93 Percentage of GP practices fundholding in 1992–93 Percentage of population covered by GP fundholders in 1992–93 Northern 40 7.7 16.0 Yorkshire 66 9.8 21.0 Trent 60 7.1 14.0 East Anglian 13 4.4 8.0 North West Thames 49 6.1 14.0 North East Thames 21 2.3 7.0 South East Thames 30 3.8 9.0 South West Thames 39 7.3 15.0 Wessex 36 8.2 15.0 Oxford 48 12.2 23.0 South Western 41 7.1 14.0 West Midlands 59 5.6 13.0 Mersey 51 11.4 19.0 North Western 32 3.6 9.0
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what have been the allocations made for general practitioner fund-holding practices in each region.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information requested is contained in the table.
GP fund holder budget allocations 1992–93 Region Budget £ million Northern 66.3 Yorkshire 100.6 Trent 81.7 East Anglia 22.3 North West Thames 60.8 North East Thames 26.6 South East Thames 38.9 South West Thames 50.3 Wessex 51.5 Oxford 64.7 South Western 53.8 West Midland 83.1 Mersey 59.3 North Western 41.3