§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) in which National Health Service regions consultants' contracts are held at regional and district level, respectively; and if he will list the districts which hold consultant contracts;
(2) how many National Health Service consultants' contracts are held at regional and district levels, respectively; and what criteria determine whether contracts are held by district health authorities.
§ Mr. NewtonWith the exception of teaching districts, consultants' contracts in England are held by regional health authorities. The teaching districts are listed as follows:
Newcastle Camberwell Leeds Western Lewisham and North Leeds Eastern Southwark Leicestershire Wandsworth Nottingham Southampton and South Sheffield West Hampshire Cambridge Oxfordshire Parkside Bristol and Weston Riverside Central Birmingham Hampstead Liverpool Bloomsbury Central Manchester City and Hackney South Manchester Tower Hamlets Salford West Lambeth