§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the average earnings from private practice of maximum part-time consultants and the present total annual income for those in each category who receive merit awards.
§ Mr. MoyleI have no information on the private practice earnings of National Health Service consultants. The independent Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration estimated that in
1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 Walsall … … … … … … 1.37 1.42 1.02 England and Wales … … … … 0.66 0.63 0.56 Expenditure on training cannot be separately identified in the returns submitted by local authorities. There are no DHSS guidelines on levels of expenditure on either research and development or training.