Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of junior doctors about their hours and rates of pay.

Ministers receive regular representations from groups representing junior doctors.

On 30 September 2015 the Secretary of State met Mark Porter, BMA Council Chair, and Dr Johann Malawana following Dr Malawana’s election as Chair of the BMA Junior Doctors Committee.

Ministers also meet regularly representatives of Medical Royal Colleges on a range of issues. At a meeting on 30 September doctors working conditions were raised and the junior doctor training experience discussed.