HC Deb 12 December 1994 vol 251 c472W
Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will abandon her proposals in respect of payment for night calls by general practitioners; and if she will make a statement;

(2) if she will make it her policy to remunerate general practitioners for night calls on an hourly paid basis; and if she will make a statement.

Mr. Malone

We are continuing to discuss general practitioners' out of hours remuneration with representatives of the medical profession.

Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her estimate of the time taken by the average general practitioner on the average night call from receipt of call to return to home or surgery; and if she will make a statement.

Mr. Malone

This information is not available.