Distinction Awards (Hansard, 20 June 1994)

§ Mr. Gareth Wardell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money has been paid by her Department as merit awards to medical consultants in each of the last 10 years.

§ Dr. Mawhinney
This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

§ Mr. Gareth Wardell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will place in the Library a list of the names of the medical consultants who currently hold merit awards; and if she will indicate the grade that each has been awarded.

§ Dr. Mawhinney
Information about the awards status of individual consultants is confidential.

§ Mr. Gareth Wardell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultants in oral health have been awarded merit awards in the last 10 years.

§ Dr. Mawhinney
A total of 296 distinction awards were granted to dental consultants in England in the years 1984 to 1993 inclusive.

§ Mr. Gareth Wardell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will place in the Library a copy of the first annual report of the advisory committee on the distribution of awards.

§ Dr. Mawhinney
This was done following publication in April 1994.