§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (I) what is the range of financial bonuses available to(a) general and (b) senior managers in the national health service;
(2) if she will list the criteria used in deciding whether a general or senior manager in the national health service should receive a financial bonus;
(3) under what circumstances general and senior managers within the national health service may earn financial bonuses in addition to their basic salaries.
§ Dr. MawhinneyFinancial bonuses may be paid to individual general and senior managers in the national226W health service on the basis of good performance, depending upon the degree to which they meet agreed objectives decided and set locally by their employing authority. In general, payments are based on a proportion of basic salary and can be up to 8 per cent. per annum for general and 6 per cent. per annum for senior managers —subject to cumulative limits.