HC Deb 24 February 1997 vol 291 cc92-3W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the average(a) management and (b) computer costs for a general practitioner fundholding practice in each health authority in Wales in each of the past five years. [17454]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The following payments were made by family health services authorities in respect of general practitioner fundholding practice management allowances in the past five years. Figures include preparatory payments to GPs who will become fundholders in the next financial year, which cannot be separately identified to allow the calculation of an average management allowance.

£'000s
FHSA 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–95
Clwyd 179 440 569 609 1,003
Dyfed 31 148 325 515 936
Gwent 63 286 499 609 1,072
Gwynedd 0 17 122 232 332
Mid Glamorgan 120 181 245 345 715
Powys 16 103 210 300 538
South Glamorgan 33 85 288 471 829
West Glamorgan 76 362 645 716 1,038

Figures for general practitioners computer costs are not held centrally.

Source

Family health services receipts and payments returns 1991–92 to 1995–96.

Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many general practitioner fundholders there were in each health authority in Wales in each of the past five [17464]

Administrative costs of District Health Authorities in Wales
£000
1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Clwyd 12,406 14,011 2,444 1,933 1,816
East Dyfed 7,686 8,569 3,668 1,784 1,733
Pembrokeshire 3,327 169 186 147 0
Gwent 12,691 14,279 4,591 1,596 1,513
Gwynedd 6,616 8,237 9,693 1,057 992
Mid Glamorgan 14,212 8,944 13,297 8,434 8,549
Powys 3,016 3,683 667 540 700
South Glamorgan 20,952 24,299 21,596 21,478 2,269
West Glamorgan 10,662 11,729 11,158 7,516 6,680

Source:

Financial returns from district health authorities.