§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proposals she has for supporting general practitioners in their administrative commitments.
§ Mr. MaloneA total of £552.4 million was directly reimbursed to general practitioners in 1993–94 to assist them towards the cost of computing and staff they employ, including those who carry out administrative tasks. We are also carrying out an efficiency scrutiny of bureaucracy in general practice and a report will be delivered to the Department in April.