§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when manpower control in respect of medical staff was discontinued; and what statistics exist on medical manpower distribution in England(a) at that date and (b) currently.
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§ Mr. MaloneMedical manpower control has not been discontinued. Senior registrar and career registrar quotas are still in operation as set by the Joint Planning Advisory Committee. The number of pre-registration house officer posts is still controlled through negotiation with the Joint Consultants Committee; staff grade posts are controlled by the Advisory Group on Medical Education, Training and Staffing; appointments to the associate specialist grade are personal regradings, and are monitored by AGMETS. Responsibility for senior house officer post numbers has been devolved to task forces and postgraduate deans, but only in respect of reducing junior doctors' hours. There are no controls on consultant or other non-consultant career grades not mentioned above.
Statistics on medical manpower distribution in England are collected by specialty and region and are published annually in the medical and dental manpower census.