§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she now has to require NHS trusts to remove gagging clauses from the terms of staff contracts. [26077]
§ Mr. MaloneThe contents of employment contracts are a matter to be decided between national health service trusts and their staff and must be expressed in a way which does not conflict with the principles and advice outlined in the NHS Executive's document, "Guidance to staff on relations with the public and the media— EL(93)51". Copies of the guidance are available in the Library.