§ Mr. HammondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of serving NHS consultants intending to retire(a) before the age of 65 years and (b) before reaching the age of 60 years. [99888]
§ Mr. DenhamInformation about the number of consultants in the National Health Service intending to retire is not collected centrally. For workforce planning purposes, we use data provided by the Medical Royal Colleges, where available.