§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice he has given to national health service trusts on the salaries and fringe benefits to be paid to those who are the principal directors of the ambulance services which have become trusts.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyNon-executive directors of NHS trusts are remunerated at a rate of £5,000 per annum. Remuneration for executive directors of NHS trusts is a matter for the trust board.