§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her oral answer of 26 October,Official Report, column 678, what percentage of the total cost is represented by (a) the management allowance for general practitioner budget holders, (b) the administrative costs to the FHSA, DHA, trusts, RHA, management executive and her Department, and (c) the computer allowance for fund holders.
§ Dr. MawhinneyOn average, the management allowance represents 2.1 per cent. of general practitioner fundholder budgets and the average computer reimbursement costs associated with managing a fund are 0.5 per cent. Administration costs of other national health service bodies associated with fund holding are not identified separately.