HC Deb 22 February 1994 vol 238 cc143-4W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will conduct a review of the growth of top managerial appointments within national health service trusts and health authorities; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The growth in the numbers of general and senior managers since 1989 can be accounted for primarily by reclassification from other staff groups and additional staff employed as the result of the establishment of NHS trusts. Health authorities and NHS trusts have been asked to take measures to contain numbers of managerial

Mr. Gwilym Jones

This is a matter for the authority to determine.