HC Deb 17 March 2004 vol 419 c398W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his Answer of 11 February 2004, Official Report, column 1548W, on the Working Time Directive, if he will list the concerns which have been raised over the implementation of the Directive in the context of NHS compliance for doctors in training from 1 August. [156352]

Mr. Hutton

Representations received have covered both the ways in which compliance with the Directive can be achieved, as well as the problems caused to the National Health Service by the decisions of the European Court of Justice on the SIMAP/Jaeser cases.

Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 4 March,Official Report, col. 1119W, on the Working Time Directive, how he will (a) monitor compliance with the Working Time Directive and (b) prepare for its implementation. [160701]

Mr. Hutton

The Working Time Regulations are a legal requirement; implementation and monitoring of compliance is being taken forward locally.