§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Lord Privy Seal if he is satisfied with progress made to date in reforming the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsWe are disappointed that the informal meeting of Foreign Ministers on the 25 January failed to reach agreement. However, it was agreed that the President of the Council and the President of the European Commission should take soundings of member States with
158W
Hospital medical and dental consultants vacant posts in England and Wales Analysis by specialty showing number and WTE-30 September 1981 Vacant posts Posts not advertised Specialty Number WTE WTE of posts occupied by locums Number WTE WTE occupied by locums All medical specialties 1,070 912.0 227.0 667 537.3 102.8 General medicine 56 48.0 8.8 40 33.3 4.2 Paediatrics 32 29.6 6.1 20 18.3 3.1 Infectious diseases 3 2.4 — 3 2.4 — Diseases of the chest 20 16.5 4.7 15 11.5 2.2 Dermatology 21 16.0 4.4 14 9.7 1.7 Neurology 18 10.0 1.9 14 7.9 0.7 Cardiology 4 4.0 — 4 4.0 — Rheumatology and Rehabilitation 22 15.3 3.2 19 12.7 3.2 Genito-urinary medicine 12 9.5 3.3 10 7.5 2.5 Clinical pharmacy and therapeutics — — — — — — Geriatric medicine 45 44.0 7.9 27 27.0 4.4 Medicinal oncology 1 1.0 0.1 1 1.0 1.0 Clinical physiology 2 2.0 — 2 2.0 — Clinical neurological physiology 6 5.5 — 5 4.5 — Nephrology 5 5 1.0 4 4.0 1.0 Nuclear medicine 1 1.0 — 1 1.0 — Endocrinology — — — — — Gastroenterology — — — — — — Audiological medicine 4 2.4 0.5 2 1.8 0.1 Clinical genetics 2 1.1 — 2 1.1 — General surgery 36 26.0 7.1 24 16.0 4.1 Paediatric surgery 2 2.0 — 2 2.0 — Ear, nose and throat 33 26.5 7.7 24 17.5 3.5 Traumatic and orthopaedic surgery 35 31.5 4.3 23 20.3 2.2 Ophthalmology 45 31.7 8.2 36 24.4 5.5 Radiotherapy 14 10.1 2.6 10 7.1 1.7 Urology 14 12.7 0.4 11 10.1 0.5 Plastic surgery 10 7.5 1.4 7 4.5 0.4 a view to finding solutions to the outstanding problems, and we very much hope that they will be able to do so quickly.