Medical Appeal Tribunals

HC Deb 05 June 1990 vol 173 cc569-70W

Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many female chairmen of medical appeal tribunals in Scotland there are.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

The administration of medical appeal tribunals is the responsibility of the president of the social security and medical appeal tribunals, His Honour Judge Holden. His office advises that there are no female chairmen of medical tribunals in Scotland.

Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many female medical practitioner members of medical appeal tribunals in Scotland there are.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

The administration of medical appeal tribunals is the responsibility of the president of the social security and medical appeal tribunals, His Honour Judge Holden. His office advises that there are two female medical practitioner members of medical appeal tribunals in Scotland.