§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 5 December,Official Report, column 190, relating to redundancy and retirement payments what guidelines his Department has issued to trusts regarding redundancy payments and retirement packages; and what monitoring his Department undertakes of such arrangements. [5440]
§ Mr. MaloneI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 5 December, column190 relating to guidance issued. My Department does not monitor national health service trusts' redundancy and retirement arrangements.