HC Deb 16 November 1983 vol 48 cc484-5W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what effects his revised financing of the Health Service during the course of a budget year will have on the training standards and schedules of junior doctors.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Health authority spending power nationally remains at about the same level as last year. I am not aware of any evidence that shows that the training standards and schedules of junior doctors have been significantly affected by the expenditure changes.