§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints against medical practitioners practising in Scotland were handled by the General Medical Council in each of the last five years; how many were dismissed; and what penalties were applied where the complaint was found to be justified. [137538]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 13 November 2000]: These matters are the responsibility of the General Medical Council. I understand that the GMC will shortly be in a position to provide this information when they have completed improvements to their information technology systems.