§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he collated on the relative pay scales of(a) general practitioners and (b) publicly funded hospital consultants in the UK and France. [31176]
§ Mr. HuttonI apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.
The Department does not collate information on the pay scales of general practitioners and publicly funded hospital consultants in France.
For 2000–01 the Intended Average Net Income (IANI) for a full time GP for delivering General Medical Services (GMS) is £60,655.
For 2000–01 the salary scale for NHS consultants ranges from £50,810 to £66,120. The discretionary points scheme extends consultants' salary scale range by eight steps of roughly £2,645 each, up to a maximum of £87,280. Distinction awards may be paid in addition to consultants' basic salaries but subsume the value of any discretionary points previously held.