HC Deb 08 July 1975 vol 895 cc103-4W
58. Mr. Terry Walker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the latest position with regard to the hospital consultants' dispute.

Mrs. Castle

As I explained in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall, South (Mr. George) on 25th April [Vol. 890, c.416–7]—the Central Committee for Hospital Medical Services of the British Medical Association lifted sanctions and negotiations on modifications of the consultant contract are taking place in the joint negotiating committee. The Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association, which is not represented in the joint negotiating committee, maintains that it remains in dispute.