§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the statutory provisions which require members of the medical profession on part-time National Health Service contracts, who serve on either regional hospital boards or boards of management, to declare a financial interest when discussing the provision of pay beds in hospitals.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellRegulation 13(d) of the National Health Service (Regional Hospital Boards and Boards of Management) (Scotland) Regulations, 1947 requires Boards to incorporate in their standing orders a provision that if a member attending a meeting of the Board has any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in a matter being considered he shall, subject to such exceptions and qualifications as may be specified in the standing orders, declare his interest.