§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many hospital consultants held(a) full-time contracts and (b) part-time contracts with the National Health Service in Wales in (i) 1979 and (ii) 1988.
§ Mr. GristInformation for 1979 and for 1987 (the latest year available) is as follows:
Number of consultants1 1979 1987 holding full-time contracts 391 532 holding part-time contracts2 307 328 1 As at 30 September. 2 Includes consultants holding part-time, maximum part-time and honorary contracts.