§ Captain Kerbyasked the Minister of Health (1) how many consultant specialists were awarded cash merit awards in 1960, 1961 and 1962, respectively; and if he will list the various categories of award and the sum of public money paid out in respect of each of them;
(2) what was the total sum of public money awarded to consultants in 1962, 1961 and 1960, respectively, under the merit awards scheme; and how many provincial consultants received an award.
§ Mr. BarberThe number of awards in each year was 2,473 in England and Wales, comprising 88 "A+" awards, 265 "A", 707 "B" and 1,413 "C". Awards to consultants holding contracts with provincial hospital boards totalled 1,321, 1,308 and 1,303. I regret that detailed information about these costs is not available.