§ Mr. ÖpikTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what have been the payments made to general practitioner fundholders in Wales in each year since 1990–91 in respect of(a) management allowances and (b) computer costs. [19940]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsReimbursement to general practitioner fundholders in respect of expenses covered by management allowances and associated computer costs since the inception of the scheme is as follows:
£ million Management costs Computer costs 1990–91 0.112 — 1991–92 0.518 0.588 1992–93 1.677 0.997 1993–94 3.055 1.283 1994–95 3.795 1.04 1995–96 6.707 1.268 Expenditure figures for 1996–97 are not available but provisional accounts suggest that the total sum amounts to £8.8 million for management allowance and £0.765 million for computers.