§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of NHS consultants had signed the new consultants' contract at 1 April. [166074]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 20 April 2004]: Data is not available centrally on the take up of the consultant contract as at 1 April. Information on take up during April as a whole should be available by early May.
§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many of those NHS consultants who have not signed the new contract have reduced their commitment to NHS sessions below that indicated in their workload review; [166075]
(2) how many of those NHS consultants who have signed the new contract are contracted to provide fewer sessions than their workload review indicated they were formerly undertaking in the NHS. [166076]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answers 20 April 2004]: Information on the content of individual consultant job plans is not held centrally.