§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will investigate the extent of the practice of NHS trusts and health authorities raising senior management salaries before making them redundant; [15859]
(2) if he will instruct NHS trusts and health authorities that managers on fixed-term contracts should not be made redundant for the purpose of management savings unless this can be done at nil cost. [15908]
§ Mr. MaloneThese are local matters. All national health service boards are required to establish a remuneration and terms of service committee to exercise proper control of executive board members' remuneration. Trust boards are accountable for the proper appointment, appraisal and remuneration of their senior executives and, as in all their functions, boards must have regard to the public service values of accountability, probity and openness enshrined in the codes of conduct and accountability issued to all NHS boards in April 1994.
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§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to ensure the cost of management staff reductions at NHS health authorities does not exceed the annual savings. [15872]
§ Mr. MaloneIt is for individual health authorities to keep their costs within agreed limits and so deliver their contribution to the overall planned savings.