§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if Sir James Ackers(a) resigned, (b) was asked to resign or (c) was dismissed from the chairmanship of West Midlands regional health authority;
(2) what were her reasons for paying Sir James Ackers £10,000 under paragraph 9(3) of schedule 5 to the National Health Service Act 1977.
§ Dr. MawhinneySir James Ackers resigned from the position of chairman of West Midlands regional health authority on 8 January 1993.
The decision to offer a compensation payment took account of the fact that Sir James Ackers resigned from the position of chairman of the West Midlands regional health authority 18 months before his term of office was due to expire; and that in his 10 years of service considerable progress was made, particularly in carrying out many major hospital developments; waiting lists had fallen dramatically and a record number of patients had been treated.