§ Sir Michael McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what sum in the current wage settlement for junior doctors has been earmarked to cover their premiums to medical defence bodies.
§ Mr. MellorNo specific sum was identified in respect of junior doctors as a group. In 1988–89, £31 million was made available to health authorities in the United Kingdom to meet the estimated full cost of reimbursement of two thirds of the cost of Medical Defence Society subscriptions payable by doctors employed by them.