§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions her Department has had with North Thames health authority and the former North East Thames health authority about the case of the consultant Ms Bridget O'Connell.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThis is a complex case, which I hope will be resolved soon. Suspensions are a contractual matter between employer and employee and neither the Department nor Ministers are directly involved in such matters.