§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many chairmen of NHS trusts have not had their contracts renewed in each of the last three years.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe number of chairmen of national health service trusts who have not been given a further term, or have stood down when their period of office expired, in each of the last three years is as follows:
- 1991 – None
- 1992 – 2
- 1993 – 14
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will replace the payment of salaries/emoluments to chairmen and non-executive directors of health authorities and NHS trusts with a system based on payment for loss of earnings.
§ Dr. MawhinneyNo.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the numbers of female, male and ethnic minority directors, and chairs of NHS trusts, district health authorities and regional health authorities.
§ Dr. MawhinneyInformation is not available centrally for executive members or directors. For non-executives, some 36 per cent.—1,429 out of 3,920 chairmen and non-executive appointees to national health service authorities and trusts—are women. Three per cent., 117 appointees, are from ethnic minority groups.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hours a week a chairman of a national health service trust is required to work; and what is the hourly rate of remuneration.
§ Dr. MawhinneyChairmen of boards of national health service authorities and trusts are part-time appointments and minimum hours are not set. They are remunerated within a range £15,125 to £19,285 per annum according to the trust's turnover.