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Mr. Harvey
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list by health authority in (a) Cornwall and (b) Devon the total underspend by GP fundholders in each year since 1992 for which figures are available. [15383]
Mr. Milburn
The information requested is in the table. These figures are the total savings on general practitioner fundholders' budgets, and savings per fundholding practice. The figures for 1996–97 are provisional.
| General practitioner fundholding accounts (all figures are in £000) | ||||
| Year | Authority | Total underspend | FH practices | Savings per practice |
| Cornwall | ||||
| 1992–93 | Cornwall and Isles of Scilly FHSA | 452 | 4 | 113 |
| 1993–94 | Cornwall and Isles of Scilly FHSA | 387 | 8 | 48 |
| 1994–95 | Cornwall and Isles of Scilly FHSA | 720 | 11 | 65 |
| 1995–96 | Cornwall and Isles of Scilly HA | 985 | 11 | 90 |
| 1996–97 | Cornwall and Isles of Scilly HA | 971 | 18 | 54 |
| Devon | ||||
| 1992–93 | Devon FHSA | 556 | 16 | 35 |
| 1993–94 | Devon FHSA | 1,285 | 26 | 49 |
| 1994–95 | Devon FHSA | 2,037 | 29 | 70 |
| 1995–96 | Devon FHSA | 1,530 | 33 | 46 |
| 1996–97 | North and East Devon HA | 1,706 | 33 | 52 |
| South and West Devon HA | 1,259 | 33 | 38 | |
Source:
Annual accounts of the family health services authorities (1992–93). GP fundholder audited accounts (1993–94 to 1995–96).
Annual accounts of health authorities (1996–97).
Note:
1996–97 figures are provisional.