§ Mr. SumbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in reducing the hours of junior hospital doctors and dentists; and if she will make a statement.
§ Dr. MawhinneyPreliminary analysis of regional task force returns indicates that, at 1 April, the number of junior doctors and dentists contracted for more than 83 hours a week had fallen very substantially since September 1990. I hope to announce detailed results shortly.