HC Deb 29 April 1991 vol 190 cc43-4W
Sir David Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he will seek reciprocal national health service arrangements for patients with the Government of Canada.

Mr. Dorrell

Talks with the Canadian authorities in 1982 indicated that a reciprocal agreement was unlikely to

DHSS permanent staff in statistics division on 1 April
1987 1988
Administrative (vacancies) Statistical (vacancies) Administrative (vacancies) Statistical (vacancies)
Grade 3 — 1 — 1
Grade 5 — 7 — 7
Grade 6 — 1 — 1
Grade 7 1 35 (.5) 1 35 (.5)
Senior assistant statistician — 3.5 (.5) — 5(2)
Assistant statistician — 6 — 7
Senior executive officer 13 — 18 —

be concluded because of the legislative difficulties which it would cause the Canadian Government. We see no scope for reopening the matter at present.