§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many general practitioners were practising in rural areas in Scotland in(a) 1990 and (b) 1995. [11583]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 23 January 1996]: The numbers of general medical practitioners working in rural areas in Scotland at 1 October 1990 and 1 October 1995 were 394 and 441 respectively.