Written question asked by Lord Cotter (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 3 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 December 2003. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Thursday, 11 December 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioners were in training in (a) England and (b) North Somerset in each of the last five years. - Including table. (Holding answer 8 December 2003).

Answer: Brian Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners were in training in (a) England and (b) North Somerset in each of the last five years. [142491] Mr. Hutton :[holding answer 8 December 2003]: The numbers of general practice registrars (GPRs) in England since 1998 and in North Somerset Primary Care Trust (PCT) since 2001 are shown in the table. Information prior to 2001 is not available at PCT level. GP registrars for England and North Somerset PCT Number (headcount) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. England North Somerset PCT 1998 1,446 -- 1999 1,520 -- 2000 1,659 -- 2001 1,883 13 2002 1,980 10 June 2003 2,157 11 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Data as at 1 October 1998-99, 30 September 2000-02 and 30 June 2003. Source: Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.

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