§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what measures he intends to adopt to enable him to monitor and record the allocation of time that NHS consultants devote to(a) NHS responsibilities and tasks and (b) their private practice work.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 20 February 1995]: NHS consultants are contracted to work to the duties and responsibilities agreed with their employers. It is for the employing bodies to satisfy themselves that they are fulfilling their NHS commitments. NHS consultants are able to undertake private practice provided that it is not to the disadvantage of the NHS or NHS work. Whole-time consultants are expected to devote substantially the whole of their professional time to their NHS duties. They may not earn from private practice more than 10 per cent, of their gross NHS earnings; if they do so they transfer to a maximum part-time contract. The provisions of the maximum part-time contract allow the consultant to carry out private practice without a specific limit, but maintain the consultant's commitment to NHS responsibilities and tasks.
448Wasked its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Dr. Godman, dated 27 February 1995:
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your Question about the cost to public funds of managing each prison since 1979.The attached Annex sets out yearly expenditure per establishment, from financial year 1981/82 onwards. The Agency records do not provide for information detailed by establishment, prior to this.