HC Deb 28 March 2000 vol 347 c127W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many distinction awards were made to hospital consultants and at what total value in the last year for which figures are available.[116113]

Mr. Denham

In the 1999 awards round, a total of 481 new distinction awards were granted to hospital consultants. The breakdown of levels of award and their values is shown in the table.

Award Value1 (£) Number granted Total value2 (£)
A+ 58,525 37 2,165,425
A 43,125 142 6,123,750
B 24,640 302 7,441,280
Total 481 15,730,455
1 As at 1 April 1999
2 The total value of the awards granted assumes full-time employment