HC Deb 07 December 1993 vol 234 c188W
23. Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the 1994 target for female consultants within the NHS; how many there are at present; and if she will make a statement.

Dr. Mawhinney

Goal 3 of the National Health Service Opportunity 2000 initiative is that by 1994 the percentage of women consultants in England should be 20 per cent. Figures for September 1992 show 2,739 female hospital consultants in England, representing 16.3 per cent. of all hospital consultants.