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Mr. Galbraith
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for 1987 the number of consultants on maximum part-time contracts who have merit awards, giving the number in each category : at, A, B and C.
Mr. Newton
The number of consultants in England and Wales on maximum part-time contracts with distinction awards in 1986, the latest date for which figures are available, is as follows:
| Level of award | Number |
| A+ | 13 |
| A | 149 |
| B | 560 |
| C | 1,399 |
| Total | 2,121 |
Mr. Galbraith
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for the National Health Service for the years 1979 and 1987 the number of consultants with full-time and maximum part-time contracts.
Mr. Newton
Figures for 1979 and 1986 are set out in the table. Comparable figures for 1987 are not yet available.
| NHS Consultants (England): as at 30 September | ||
| Full time contracts | Maximum part-time contracts | |
| 1979 | 5,057 | 3,261 |
| 1986 | 6,611 | 4,668 |