§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Lord President of the Council what plans he has to increase medical facilities within Parliament for the benefit of hon. Members and their staffs.
§ Mr. MacGregor[holding 18 November 1991]: The Houses of Parliament occupational health service was established on 1 March 1991. It is being run by a full-time occupational health manager with assistance from a full-time nurse. The manager is qualified in occupational health and St. Thomas's hospital are providing medical back-up and the services of a part-time occupational health physician.
The aim of the service is to provide general health care and to promote and maintain the highest attainable standards of occupational health in the two Houses. The Members' medical surveillance scheme, which has operated for a number of years, continues unchanged.
There are at present no plans to increase on these arrangements, which have only recently been introduced.