§ Mr. Will Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the amount of money allocated for National Health Service capital projects in Manchester in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. AlisonThe information is as follows:
the United Kingdom to that of a Government Department, to conform with practice in the European Economic Community.
§ Sir K. JosephNo.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will negotiate the membership of the Medical Practitioners Union to the Standing Committee of the European Economic Community;
(2) if he will make a grant equivalent to 3,863,200 lire to the British Medical Association to reimburse the subscriptions of that body to the Standing Committee of Doctors of the European Economic Community;
(3) if he will publish in the Official Report a synopsis of the draft medical directives of the European Economic Community now being discussed by the Standing Committee of Doctors of the European Economic Community;
(4) if he will arrange for the Junior Hospital Doctors Association to be represented on the Standing Committee of Doctors of the European Economic Community;
263W(5) if he will arrange for the General Medical Council to be a member of the Standing Committee of Doctors of the European Economic Community;
(6) if he will arrange for the General Practitioners Association to be a member of the Standing Committee of Doctors of the European Economic Community.
(7) if he will arrange for the Socialist Medical Association to be a member of the Standing Committee of Doctors of the European Economic Community.
§ Sir K. JosephNo. The Standing Committee of Doctors of the EEC is, I understand, a professional body which is consulted by the EEC Commission on relevant matters. Governments are not involved in any way in questions of appointment, subscriptions, membership or subjects discussed by the Committee.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what contribution he proposes to make towards the special department of the British Medical Association to cope with the increasing volume of work arising from the Common Market issue.
§ Sir K. JosephI do not think it would be appropriate for the Government to make such a contribution, which in any case has not been requested by the British Medical Association.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has empowered the British Medical Association to negotiate the harmonisation of the National Health Service with the systems of health care provided in the Common Market countries.
§ Sir K. JosephNo.