HL Deb 01 February 2000 vol 609 cc27-8WA
Lord Swinfen

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the establishment of medical consultants in the Defence Medical Services on 1 January or on the nearest convenient date; and how many consultants were actually serving. [HL721]

Lord Burlison

As at 1 December 1999, there were 174 accredited medical consultants in the regular Defence Medical Services against an operational requirement of 443.