§ Mr. Watsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many oral appeals against appointments of general practitioner vacancies since the Health Services Act 1946 have resulted in success for the appellant;
(2) since the National Health Service Act 1946, how many single-handed vacancies for general practices have been the subject of appeal;
(3) since the National Health Service Act 1946 how many appeals against appointments to general practitioner vacancies have been heard orally.
§ Dr. VaughanThe table below sets out the available information on appeals by 227W general medical practitioners against non-selection for medical practice vacancies in England and Wales. Apart from the years 1950 to 1962, when the figures were included in the published annual reports
PRACTICE VACANCY APPEALS INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM MINISTRY OF HEALTH ANNUAL REPORTS FROM 1950–62 Year Total number of practice vacancy appeals Total Number of appeals allowed Number of appeals decided after oral hearing Number of appeals allowed after oral hearing 1950 … … 71 0 0 0 1951 … … 67 3 0 0 1952 … … 63 3 0 0 1953 … … 60 2 2 2 1954 … … 93 1 9 1 1955 … … 77 0 18 0 1956 … … 63 10 19 10 1957 … … 69 2 21 2 1958 … … 82 4 18 4 1959 … … 78 1 7 1 1960 … … 54 2 16 2 1961 … … 88 1 19 1 1962 … … 50 1 9 1 INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM DEPARTMENTAL RECORDS 1970 … … 58 1 1 1 1971 … … 49 0 2 0 1972 … … 68 1 1 1 1973 … … 55 0 0 0 1974 … … 57 0 3 0 1975 … … 56 0 0 0 1976 … … 60 1 3 1 1977 … … 77 1 4 1 1978 … … 96 0 0 0 1979 … … 90 2 2 2 1980 up to 13 May 28 0 1 0