§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 6 February,Official Report, column 29, if she will provide a breakdown by region of the number of general practitioner fundholders who have overrun their budgets; and by what amount in each year since their inception.
§ Mr. MaloneRegional health authorities are responsible for the fundholding scheme in their areas. Information from regions is provided in the table. Final audited information for 1993–94 is not yet available.
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1991–92 1992–93 Region Number of GP fundholders who overspent their budget Total overspend (£ million) Number of GP fundholders who overspent their budget Total overspend (£ million) Northern 8 0.4 10 0.5 Yorkshire 5 0.3 20 2.4 Trent 6 0.3 19 1.1 East Anglia 1 0.0 3 0.1 North West Thames 1 0.1 8 0.5 North East Thames 0 0.0 7 0.4 South East Thames 0 0.0 12 0.6 South West Thames 4 0.4 22 1.7 Wessex 3 0.2 5 0.3 Oxford 5 0.2 6 0.3 South Western 7 0.4 9 0.4 West Midlands 0 0.1 6 0.3 Mersey 1 0.0 3 0.0 North Western 5 0.2 17 1.0 Note: Figures have been rounded to the nearest £100,000.