§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he is taking to increase the number of women medical graduates who take specialist training to become consultants.
§ Mr. StewartOn 2 April the NHS in Scotland management executive announced the introduction in 1993–94 of a national scheme for part-time training and working at registrar and senior registrar level which will be available to men and women doctors and dentists. We have allocated additional funding of £350,000 to meet the cost of 25 part-time registrar and 10 part-time senior registrar posts. The scheme will be run by the Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education.