HC Deb 28 March 1994 vol 240 c588W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will itemise by regional health authority and family health service authority the expenditure by general practitioner fund-holders of management allowances on(a) employment of staff, (b) use of loan services, (c) training, (d) buying in specialist advice, (e) purchase of equipment and (f) other in each year since 1990–91.

Dr. Mawhinney

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 26 January at column298. More detailed information about the breakdown of reimbursement from the management allowance is available from regional health authorities.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the general practitioner fundholding practices in South Yorkshire; and if she will give the total spent out of the allocation for each practice for 1992–93 and the current year to date.

Dr. Mawhinney

There will be 152 fundholding practices in the Yorkshire region from 1 April 1994, covering 39 per cent. of the population. Regional health authorities are responsible for managing the general practitioner fundholding scheme in their areas. For local information about South Yorkshire the hon. Member may wish to contact Sir Bryan Askew, chairman of the Yorkshire regional health authority.