§ Sir George Youngasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many full-time consultants and how many part-time consultants are employed at the 16 Service hospitals which his Department administers.
§ Mr. William RodgersThere are 133 full-time and seven part-time consultants. These figures exclude local NHS consultants at the plastic surgery unit, RN Hospital Plymouth, which is used by both Service and National Health Service patients.
§ Sir George Youngasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether there are any private beds in the 16 Service hospitals which his Department administers.
§ Sir George Youngasked the Secretary of State for Defence what facilities exist for the practice of private medicine at the 16 hospitals run by his Department.
§ Mr. William RodgersNone.