Mr. Robert HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the medical staff complements in each of the main specialities, the numbers in post, the vacancies and the length of time that vacancies have been unfilled.
§ Mr. LangThe only grade of hospital doctor for which a central establishment is set is senior registrar. The establishment for the main specialities for 1994 and the numbers of posts filled at 30 September 1993, the latest date for which the information is available, are as follows:
to two months, (iii) up to three months, (iv) up to six months and (v) over six months.
§ Mr. LangThe information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Clydebank and Milngavie (Mr. Worthington) on 10 May 1994 at column 94, which provides information about payment performance.