§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many consultants currently in post are female; [45803]
(2) how many female consultants are currently in post in (a) pathology, (b) obstetrics, (c) paediatrics and (d) psychiatry. [45805]
§ Mr. MilburnThe latest information on the numbers of female consultants currently in post in National Health Service hospitals, including numbers by specialty group, can be found in the Department's statistical bulletin: "Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Service Medical and Dental Staff in England: 1986–1996", copies of which are available in the Library.