Written question asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 March 2010. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 April 2010 on behalf of the Department of Health.

General Practitioners: Primary Care Trusts

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received from general practitioners on their funding from primary care trusts.

Answer: The Department and NHS Employers (responsible for negotiating the general practitioner (GP) contract on the Departments behalf) are in regular dialogue with the General Practitioner Committee (GPC) negotiating arm of the British Medical Association (BMA) regarding funding issues to the GP contract.Most recent representations involved my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State contacting the chairs of both the BMA and GPC personally regarding his ministerial statement of 10 February 2010 on his recommendations to the Review Body on Doctors and Dentists' remuneration award review for 2010.

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