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Dr. Stuttaford
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will arrange for the immediate payment of all outstanding medical practices compensation due to general practitioners.
Sir K. Joseph
About £7½ million of medical practices compensation is still outstanding for Great Britain out of the original total of £66 million in 1948. The Government have decided to introduce legislation at the earliest opportunity to permit payment of all outstanding amounts to the 3,400 doctors who have not yet received their compensation.