§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the four-partner practice at Hornsey Rise health centre, a first-wave fundholder, which is leaving the scheme. [20621]
§ Mr. MaloneIt is regrettable that this practice feels unable to continue within fundholding, but the strength of fundholding is its voluntary nature. The fact is, however, that many more general practitioners are opting to enter the scheme, taking the population covered by a general practitioner fundholder to over 42 per cent.