§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 6 December, (1) if 983W the guidance set out in TEL(94)2 applies to senior health service managers whose employment with an NHS trust dates from after its publication;
(2) what advice or guidance she has given or has been called to give prior to the publication of TEL(94)2 concerning the dismissal of senior managers.
§ Mr. MaloneTEL(94)2 sets out for national health service trusts what is expected in providing for termination payments for senior managers. We have not issued any advice to NHS trusts concerning the dismissal of senior managers. NHS trusts are free to employ staff on whatever conditions they think fit.