§ Lord Vivianasked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the response from civilian consultants joining the Defence Medical Services as a result of the £50,000 golden hello recruitment scheme announced on 19 November 2002. [HL1268]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach)Some 450 expressions of interest have been received to date from civilian consultants and general medical practitioners in response to our golden hello recruitment scheme announced on 19 November 2002. Of these, 33 were from civilian consultants who were found to meet the recruitment criteria. So far, two of these consultants have applied to join the Armed Forces.