Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs working in the NHS aged (a) 25 to 35, (b) 35 to 45, (c) 45 to 55 and (d) 55 to 65 years old are (i) male and (ii) female.

The Health and Social Care Information Centre General and Personal Medical Services workforce census shows the number of general practitioners (GPs) by age band and gender working in the NHS in England as at 30 September each year.

The attached table shows the number of GPs (excluding registrars and retainers) but including GP providers (partners) and GP others (salaried) by age band and gender as at 30 September 2013 working in the NHS in England.