Sir Simon Burns corrected the Commons record on General Practitioners
Sir Simon Burns made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 20 January 2011. The correction replaced 2 figures (28,607, 79.6) with 2 figures (27,613, 76.9). Altogether 10 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of doctors working in GP practices in England are partners in the practice where they work. Letter of correction from Mr Simon Burns: An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Southport (John Pugh) on 26 July 2010. The full answer given was follows:
Original and corrected words
Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.
| Original | Corrected |
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| As at 30 September 2009, there were 35,719 general practitioners (GPs) (excluding GP registrars and retainers) in England. Of these, The correct answer should have been: | As at 30 September 2009, there were 35,719 general practitioners (GPs) (excluding GP registrars and retainers) in England. Of these, 27,613 (76.9%) were partners in the practice they worked in. |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://hansard-api.parliament.uk/debates/debate/11012049000003.json |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 5de2c128ed1892f3eda3e9b7d3869f12441a4dfe4b4913a9c6dda14c0395548b |