§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many junior doctors have been working over the new deal target of 83 hours after 1 April in each trust or directly managed unit and by region.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe number of junior doctors and dentists in each region contracted for more than an average of 83 hours a week at 1 April 1993 is shown in the table:
Number Northern 0 Yorkshire 18 Trent 0 East Anglian 3 North West Thames 89 North East Thames 101 South East Thames 9 South West Thames 21 Wessex 4 Oxford 31 South Western 2 West Midlands 33 Mersey 0 North Western 59 Total 370 Information for trusts and directly managed units is not available centrally.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average number of hours being worked by junior hospital doctors in the week of 18 October 1992.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThis information is not available centrally.