§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what financial resources will be made available to support the recommendations of the departmental working party on the hours worked by junior doctors.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyI am currently chairing a ministerial group on junior doctors' hours. The group, representing all key parties, aims to reach broad agreement in principle on specific changes before the end of the year. Resource implications are being discussed in the context of that agreement.