§ Mr. Gourlayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the amount of annual remuneration for doctors in the hospital service in Scotland in the grades of consultant with A plus merit award and those with A, B, C and D awards, also the salary of a consultant on the maximum basic scale and the minimum scale in June 1972 and June 1975, respectively.
§ Mr. William RossThe annual remuneration figures for consultants with merit awards are not available, particularly as a considerable number are part-time or are university staff with honorary contracts. The minimum and maximum of the consultant scale in June 1972 were £4,836 and £7,350 respectively. The figures for June 1975 are £7,536 and £10,689.
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§ Mr. Gourlayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the total amount paid in merit awards in Scotland and the total number of consultants receiving merit awards in the financial years ended April 1972 and April 1975, respectively.
§ Mr. William RossThe total amounts paid in distinction awards in Scotland in the years ended April 1972 and April 1975 were £1,434,000 and £1,728,000. The total numbers of consultants receiving awards were 579 and 651 respectively.