Primary Care Groups

HC Deb 19 January 2000 vol 342 c509W

Mr. Dobbin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many primary care groups have applied to become primary care trusts. [105506]

Mr. Denham

Primary care trust applications are locally driven. We have received 63 applications (covering 68 primary care groups) to move to PCT status in April and October 2000. A further 140 PCGs have expressed interest in moving to PCT status from April.