§ Mr. Aitkenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will set out in the Official Report the total sums of money paid out as extra duty allowances to junior hospital doctors working more than 80 hours per week from 1st June 1974 to 1st October 1975; if she will list these sums region by region in each six-week period
EXTRA DUTY ALLOWANCES (ENGLAND AND WALES) ANALYSIS BY GRADE: SHOWING CLAIMS, UNITS LOST AND AMOUNTS PAID From 1st July to 11th August 1974 From 12th August to 22nd September 1974 Grade Claims Units lost Amount paid Claims Units lost Amount paid (£) (£) All grades Total … 7,335 85,786 872,245 7,212 89,770 908,408–04 Medical Assistant … 178 2,365 36,645 194 2,423 37,546–50 Senior Registrar … 532 9,018 121,141 545 8,609 115,305–83 Registrar … … 1,926 25,687 279,334 1,962 26,343 286,910–58 S.H.O. … … 3,186 32,756 315,525 3,190 35,260 340,130–53 H.O. … … 1,513 15,960 119,600 1,321 17,135 128,514–60
From 23rd September to 23rd November 1974 From 4th November to 15th December 1974 Claims Units lost Amount paid Claims Units lost Amount paid Grade (£) (£) All grades Total … 8,121 103,372 1,048,213–61 7,650 101,221 1,018,535–01 Medical Assistant … 211 2,811 43,573–65 199 2,478 38,409–00 Senior Registrar … 665 10,993 147,252–53 619 10,049 134,676–96 Registrar … … 2,260 30,281 329,986–95 2,081 28,703 312,662–45 S.H.O. … … 3,450 38,582 371,980–68 3,202 38,364 370,265–65 H.O. … … 1,535 20,705 155,419–80 1,549 21,627 162,520–95
From 16th December From 1974 to 26th January 1975 From 27th January to 9th March 1975 Grade Claims Units lost Amount paid Claims Units lost Amount paid (£) (£) All grades Total … 8,100 102,850 1,042,173–33 8,398 106,543 1,077,806–11 Medical Assistant … 191 2,575 39,889–00 194 2,594 40,247–00 Senior Registrar … 669 10,781 144,141–40 691 11,440 153,083–90 Registrar … … 2,168 29,975 326,871–90 2,222 30,426 331,585–13 S.H.O. … … 3,501 39,453 380,769–38 3,660 40,740 392,759–29 H.O. … … 1,571 20,066 150,501–65 1,631 21,631 160,130–79 Figures for the duty periods ending June 1975 arrived at the Department last week, and I shall make these and the regional breakdown for which the hon. Member has asked available to the hon. Member as soon as they have been tabulated.
As my right hon. Friend has told the British Medical Association in a letter which was sent today, and a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the house, within a week figures for two further six-week periods up to the end of
84Wbetween the above dates in the same form as they were originally submitted by each region; and if she will make a statement.
§ Dr. OwenFollowing are the figures for expenditure on extra duty allowances—EDAs—in England and Wales for the period 1st July 1974 to 9th March 1975 which have been sent both to the British Medical Association and to the Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body.
August will be available from the computer centre.
There is a four-week period of grace to allow submission of claims after the end of each EDA period. Figures for the period from the end of August until 5th October 1975—the period of grace for which ended on 2nd November 1975—are being processed as quickly as possible: but for the six-week period from 5th October the period of grace has not yet expired.
85WAs my right hon. Friend has already explained, the base period taken in giving evidence to the Review Body in July was the 24 weeks from 1st July 1974 to 15th December 1974. The figures I am now giving include 12 further weeks and the series taken as a whole and adjusted to include Scotland confirmed the evidence given to the Review Body.