§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the computer allowance for general practitioners in Sunderland who are(a) fundholders and (b) non fundholders.
§ Mr. MaloneThe national scheme for reimbursing general practitioners all or part of their costs in purchasing computer hardware and software, subject to the overall cash limited allocation given to family health services authorities, is as follows:
For equipment to support general medical services—up to 50 per cent. of costs incurred. For specialised equipment to support fundholding—up to 75 per cent. of hardware costs and up to 100 per cent. of software costs.