HC Deb 17 May 1999 vol 331 cc257-8W
Mr. Key

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements are in place to fund locums when general medical practitioners who are officers in the TA are required to serve. [84124]

Mr. Doug Henderson

The Reserve Forces (Call-out and Recall) (Financial Assistance) Regulations 1997 (SI 1997/309) set out a scheme for providing financial assistance to reservists and employers who suffer financial loss as a result of the call-out or recall of individuals for permanent service in the armed forces. A claim for

Incidents at Buckley Hall and Wolds prisons 1996–97 to 1998–99
Category Prison 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
Assaults on staff Buckley Hall 14 20 12
Wolds 16 8 23
Assault prisoner/prisoner Buckley Hall 13 18 11
Wolds 18 l0 19
Self harm Buckley Hall 5 7 6
Wolds 23 46 69
Class A Drugs finds Buckley Hall 13 13 13
Wolds 20 18 10
Other drugs finds Buckley Hall 36 38 28
Wolds 115 90 88
Items smuggled into prison Buckley Hall n/a n/a n/a
Wolds 28 20 29
Delayed request replies Buckley Hall 106 162 87
Wolds 5 3 1
Failure to use agreed reporting procedures Buckley Hall n/a n/a n/a
Wolds 4 10 17

financial assistance in respect of the net additional costs of employing a locum doctor can be made under this scheme.