§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the value of chapter 10.5 payments to general practitioners in the highlands and islands for each year since its introduction(a) in total for the highlands and islands and (b) as an average for applicable practices.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation about payments made to general medical practitioners in Highland, Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles health boards under the chapter 10.5 payments scheme is set out in the table.
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Financial year 1990–91 £ 41991–92 £ 1992–93 £ 1993–94 £ Payments to GMPs1 Chapter 10.5 202,795 257,436 325,472 326,155 Transitional2 129,813 62,704 — — Total 332,608 320,140 325,472 326,155 Average payments per GMP1,3 Chapter 10.5 1,865 2,263 2,812 2,830 Transitional2 1,194 551 — — Total 3,058 2,814 2,812 2,830 1 GMPs in practices qualifying for chapter 10.5 payments. 2 Between 1990 and 1992 amounts paid to GMPs under the transitional payments scheme were deducted from any chapter 10.5 payments due. The transitional payments scheme ceased on 31 March 1992 and thereafter chapter 10.5 payments were made in full. 3 Whole time equivalent of GMP. 4 Estimate, based upon data for the second half of the financial year.