§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioner doctors' practices there were in 1995; and how many there are now. [107228]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested for England and for Wales is shown in the table.
Unrestricted Principles and Equivalents (UPEs)1 and Partnerships as at 1 October 1995 and 30 September 2001 1995 2001 UPEs Partnerships UPEs Partnerships England total 26,702 9,062 27,843 8,817 Wales total 1,719 534 1,785 517 1 UPEs include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs. Sources:
Department of Health General Medical Services Statistics England and Wales as at 1 October 1995
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics England and Wales as at 30 September 2001
Department of Health Statistics for General Medical Practitioners in England: 1991–2001
The 1995 data for England and for Wales, and the 2001 data for England is available from: www.doh.gov.uk/public/ NHSWorkforce.htm
The National Assembly for Wales published the data for 2001 at:www.wales.gov.uk/keypubstatisticsforwalesheadline/content/health
Information relating Scotland and Wales are the responsibility of the devolved Administrations. While the institutions in Northern Ireland are dissolved responsibility rest with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Office.