§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what data has been collected by her Department on the administrative costs of(a) fundholding and (b) non-fundholding arrangements in general practice.
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§ Dr. MawhinneyThe administrative costs of purchasing by general practitioner fundholders are about 2 per cent. of budgets set. Comparable information about the purchasing costs of district health authorities on behalf of non-fundholding general practitioners is not available.