§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital consultants held(a) full-time contracts and (b) part-time contracts with the National Health Service in: (i) 1979 and (ii) 1988.
§ Mr. MellorThe numbers in England in 1979 and 1987, the latest year for which figures are available, were as follows:
1979 1987 Full-time contracts 5,080 6,774 Part-time contracts 7,281 7,740 The number with part-time contracts includes university staff who have an honorary contract with a health authority.