§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what is his estimate of the maximum and minimum capital allocation that fund-holding general practitioners in Wales will receive for hospital referrals in 1993–94;
(2) what is the maximum and minimum for capital allocation that fund-holding general practitioner practices in Wales have had for hospital referrals in 1992–93.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesGP fund holders do not receive any capital allocations. A fund is provided to enable them to purchase the hospital services included in the fund-holding scheme. The minimum and maximum allocations to fund holders for these services in 1992–93 were £145,000 and 811W £1,328,000 respectively. Individual allocations depend on practice list size—which will reflect the number of GPs in the practice—and on the historic level of use of hospital services. Allocations for 1993–94 have not yet been determined.