§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Nottingham, North of 10 May,Official Report, column 91, he will make it his policy to collect centrally information on the number of doctor's contracts which are (a) whole time and (b) less than whole time.
§ Mr. NewtonAlthough we do not collect information centrally on the number of doctors who have applied to have their contracts varied from whole time to less than whole time, we do collect information on the number who hold each type of contract. The latest available information is set out in the table.
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Hospital and Community Health Service medical staff1 analysis by nature of contract at 30 September 1986 (England only) All staff2 Total 51,700 Whole-time 29,900 Part-time3 21,800 1 Figures include permanent paid and honorary staff and excludes Community Health Service locum staff only. 2 Includes maximum part-time and honorary staff. 3 Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred.