§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance she has issued since the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 on the limitation of NHS consultants' private work sessions, or private 643W work income; and on what occasions such guidance has later been withdrawn or amended.
§ Mr. MaloneNone.
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance she has issued to NHS consultants on doing private work at the same time as their NHS(a) out-patients work, (a) surgeries, (c) ward rounds and (d) other clinical sessions.
§ Mr. MaloneI refer the right hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Cynon Valley (Mrs. Clwyd) on 2 February, columns837–38.
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance her Department has issued on the maximum time NHS consultants with maximum part-time contracts can spend working in the private sector during their normal working week.
§ Mr. MaloneGuidance is contained in the national terms and conditions of service for national health service consultants.