§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what powers of restraint or other controls he has over the employment and dismissal of employees including nurses, auxiliaries, ancillary workers and consultants, the procurement of supplies, the letting of contracts, the provision of ear, nose and throat services, casualty departments and maternity services and outpatient clinics, the range of operations provided, the sale of property, and the maintenance of buildings, in the case of the Royal National Institute for Rheumatic Fevers in Bath.
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§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases NHS trust, like all other NHS trusts, is operationally independent and can exercise the powers given to NHS trusts in the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 to employ staff on conditions they consider appropriate, to buy and sell property and to enter into NHS and other contracts. The trust board is responsible for determining the overall policies of the trust. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has a range of reserve powers to intervene in trusts' affairs as defined at paragraph 6 of schedule 2 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.
Country and Year of Ban Years Studied Consumption Gms/Adult Average Change Percentage per annum From To Total ban on tobacco motion for health reasons Iceland 1972 72–86 3,426 3,326 -0.2 Finland 1978 78–86 2,087 2,017 -0.4 Norway 1975 75–86 2,017 1,927 -0.8 Portugal 1983 83–86 2,068 1,750 - 5.1 Advertising never permitted for political reasons Albania 80–86 1,254 1,183 -0.9 Bulgaria 80–86 2,330 2,282 -0.3 Czechoslovakia 80–86 2,612 2,374 -1.8 East Germany 80–86 2,403 2,408 0.0 Hungary 80–86 3,420 3,246 -0.8 Poland 80–86 3,529 3,558 + 0.1 Rumania 80–86 2,027 2,071 +0.4 Soviet Union 80–86 2,106 2,149 +0.3 Yugoslavia 80–86 3,269 3,102 -0.9 These figures compare with an average change in the United Kingdom of minus 2 per cent. during the period 1970–86.