§ Dr. David Owenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will state the number of consultants who received distinction awards by category A plus, A, B and C while also being permitted to practise private medicine, for the last year for which the figures are available and also the percentage figures.
§ Mr. AlisonThis information is not readily available.
§ Dr. David Owenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will state the number of whole-time clinical teachers and research workers who received distinction awards while holding honorary consultant appointments, by category, for the last year for which figures are available and also the percentage figures.
§ Mr. AlisonFigures relating only to those clinical teachers and research workers with honorary National Health Service consultant appointments are not readily available; figures for consultants with appointments, whether paid or honorary, in teaching hospitals who were receiving distinction awards at 31st December, 1971, are as follows:
Category of Award Number Proportion of total number of Consultants with Teaching Hospital Appointments per cent. A+ 84 2.8 A 267 8.9 B 616 20.6 C 753 25.2 Totals 1,720 57.5