§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what rates of travel allowance may be claimed by civil servants in his Department when using their own vehicles for official business. [36369]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department, with the exception of the Medicines Control Agency, has adopted a single motor mileage rate of 30p per mile for all motor cars and 15p per mile for all motor cycles. The Medicines Control Agency rates are as follows:
Engine cc: Up to 1500 cc 1501–2000 cc Over 2000 cc Up to 5000 miles 35.7p 42p 46p Over 5000 miles 23p 27p 35p
Hospital Medical Consultants at 30 September each year England—whole-time equivalents 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Palliative Medicine 12.1 13.4 14.1 19.5 22.1 31.8 Medical Oncology 24.7 23.7 30.7 32.7 41.5 61.5 Clinical Oncology 190.2 185.6 202.5 200.1 198.8 221.2
Mr. BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the number of consultant oncologists per head of population in(a) England and (b) other OECD countries. [36615]
§ Mr. MaloneThere were 282.7 hospital medical and clinical consultant oncologists—whole-time equivalents—in England as at 30 September 1994, 0.6 per 100,000 population. Data on the number of oncologists per head of population in OECD countries are not available centrally.