§ Mr. AustinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the membership of the boards of Primary Care Groups broken down by(a) ethnic origin and (b) gender. [114747]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 15 March 2000]: Primary Care Group board members were asked to complete equal opportunities forms when they became accepted to a PCG board. This is not a mandatory requirement but where volunteered the information is in the table.
Primary Care Group boards Number of board members Ethnicity Unspecified Male Female Unspecified 1,535 722 428 Other 2 56 14 White 53 1,378 958 Pakistani — 23 2 Indian 3 174 28 Chinese — 9 4 Black Caribbean — 7 11 Black African — 14 7 Bangladeshi 1 31 4 Total 1,594 2,414 1,456 Overall total 5,464
§ Mr. AustinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses, midwives and health visitors have received discretionary increments in the last three financial years, broken down by gender and ethnic origin. [114749]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 15 March 2000]: Responsibility for payment of discretionary points to nurses, midwives and health visitors is for local NHS employers. The information requested is not available centrally.