Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average retirement age of GPs in (a) England, (b) London, (c) the London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency.

Between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2012, the average age of retirement of general practitioners (GPs) in England was 60. However, we do not have a breakdown of age by region, local authority or constituency. This information is not collected centrally.

Information on the number of GPs retiring in England, London, the London Borough of Islington and Islington South and Finsbury constituencies is not collected centrally.