§ Ms. PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 21 January,Official Report, column 888, what reports she has received of breaches of the provisions of the regulations covering the uses to which the earnings of general practitioners in fundholding prctices may be put.
§ Dr. MawhinneyNone.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the management fee paid to(a) second wave (b) third wave and (c) fourth wave general practitioner fundholders in each (i) family health services authority, (ii) regional health authority and (iii) nationally in 1992 and 1993–94.
§ Dr. MawhinneyI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 26 January at column298. The figures for 1993–94 will not be available until this time next year.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to investigate the use to which general practitioner fundholders have put surplus funds from 1991–92.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe uses to which savings may be put are set out in The National Health Service (Fundholding Practices) Regulations 1993, a copy of which is in the Library. Family health services authorities are responsible for authorising general practitioner fundholders' use of savings in accordance with the regulations.
§ Mr. Austin-WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many fundholding practices there are in the area of the Bexley and Greenwich family health services authority; and if she will list them with the amount of financial surplus for each practice in 1992–93.
§ Dr. MawhinneyRegional health authorities are responsible for managing the general practitioner fundholding scheme in their areas and only regional level information is available centrally. For local information —in the South East Thames region—the hon. Member may wish to contact Peter Barker, chairman of the South East Thames regional health authority.