§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the costs of(a) producing, (b) printing and (c) distributing the 1993–94 annual report of the NHS Executive; how many copies were printed; and how many were distributed to (i) the press, (ii) the NHS and (iii) others.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe National Health Service Executive annual report provides public information about the performance of the NHS, and plays an important role in ensuring that the service remains accountable.
The information requested about the cost of NHS Executive annual report 1993–94 is:
£ a. Production 37,099 b. Printing 20,739 c. Distribution 3,748 A total of 20,000 copies of the report were printed. Since publication, approximately 200 copies have been available to the press, 4,100 distributed within the NHS and approximately 2,500 distributed to others. The report will remain available to the public throughout the year via the health literature line, and will be distributed further within the NHS at health service conferences.
Table 1: Hospital medical consultants (numbers) England as at 30 September 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Numbers 14,020 14,330 14,850 15,520 15,840 16,260 16,600 Percentage change — 2.2 3.6 4.5 2.0 2.7 2.1
Table 2: Medical consultants whole-time equivalent England-30 September each year 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Whole-time equivalent 12,860 13,200 13,670 14,190 14,500 14,850 15,210 Percentage change — 2.7 3.5 3.8 2.2 2.4 2.4