§ Mr. Patrick Jenkinasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is satisfied that all appropriate steps are being taken to fill vacant posts for consultant radiologists in the North-West; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ennals:There are two vacancies for consultant radiologists in the Mersey region and three in the North-Western region. Each of these posts has been advertised by the health authority concerned, two of them repeatedly, and I am satisfied that the authorities have acted appropriately.