HC Deb 16 June 1993 vol 226 c649W
Mr. Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many single-handed general practitioner practices there are in Wales; and what is their average patient holding.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

At 1 October 1992 there were 126 single-handed general practitioner practices in Wales. The average list size for this type of practitioner was 2,015 as at 1 April 1992 (the latest date for which data are available).