§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 16 April, Official Report, 283W column 477, what exceptions were made in providing redundancy terms more favourable than those listed in section 45 of the general Whitley council handbook or circular HSG (94) 18, following the dissolution of the former Yorkshire regional health authority; if he will indicate in each case the circumstances in which this was done; and by how much the terms agreed exceeded those set out in the guidance. [28352]
§ Mr. MaloneNo exceptions were made.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total sum currently being made available(a) through the national health service executive and (b) direct from the Department of Health to the Sheffield centre for Health and related research in 1996–97. [28354]
§ Mr. MaloneThe total value in 1996–97 of contracts awarded to the Sheffield centre for health and related research is £965,660 by the national health service executive and £555,390 by the Department of Health.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list the staff employed by the Sheffield centre for health and related research who are former employees of the Yorkshire regional health authority; and if he will make a statement on the academic research experience of the staff indicating their salary levels and the bodies responsible for their pay; [28419]
(2) which staff from the former Yorkshire regional health authority (i) transferred to take up posts at the Sheffield centre for health and related research and (ii) took up posts at that centre following the dissolution of the regional health authority; what was their former position at the regional health authority; and what were the severance terms agreed by the regional health authority. [28421]
§ Mr. MaloneThese are matters for the University of Sheffield.