§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list the new forms of alternative working patterns introduced into each of his Department's executive agencies since their establishment and give a breakdown by grade of the numbers of staff taking up each new working pattern for each new agency;
(2) if he will list the post, grade and maximum salary payable, including performance-related element in each case where appointments from the private sector have been made to his Department's executive agencies at grade 7 or above since their establishment;
(3) when the last annual report for each of his Department's executive agencies was published; and when the next one is due;
(4) whether a group bonus scheme is in operation in each of his Department's executive agencies;
(5) if he will list those new facilities for staff nurseries and health care schemes which have been introduced in each of his Department's executive agencies since their establishment;
(6) how many staff were in post on the date that each of his Department's executive agencies were established; and how many staff are in post now, in each case;
(7) how much was spent on events and publicity surrounding the launch of each of his Department's executive agencies; and whether the cost was borne by the parent Department or the new agency.
482Wperiod, (a) the numbers of people admitted from waiting lists to hospital for in-patient treatment, (b) the numbers of people removed from in-patient waiting lists for reasons other than treatment, (c) the numbers of people admitted from waiting lists for day case treatment and (d) the numbers of people removed from day case waiting lists for reasons other than treatment.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe information available centrally is given in the table. Total admissions from waiting lists have increased by more than 6 per cent. since March 1988.
It is important that health authorities actively manage their waiting lists to ensure that these contain only the names of people who need and want treatment. The regular validation of lists is now accepted management practice. People may come off waiting lists for reasons other than treatment if, for example, they have moved away, responded to an alternative treatment regime or have repeatedly not turned up or not replied to letters inviting them to get in touch with the hospital.
§ Mr. DorrellThese are matters for the chief executives of the NHS Estate Management and Health Building Agency and the Medicines Control Agency. I have asked them to write to the hon. Member direct.