§ Mr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many home helps were employed in the West Riding and in Division 20 (Colne Valley) of the West Riding in 1971 and 1972; and what was the corresponding figure for five years previously.
§ Mr. AlisonI am informed that the numbers of home helps (whole-time equivalents) employed by the West Riding County Council at 30th September in the years 1966, 1971 and 1972 were respectively 1,134, 1,299 and 1,212.
The corresponding figure for Division 20 (Colne Valley) for 1966 was 55. Since 261W the reorganisation of social services on 1st April 1971, new divisions have been drawn. The numbers of home helps (whole-time equivalents) employed in the South Area of Huddersfield Division, which includes Colne Valley, in 1971 and 1972 were respectively 66 and 69.
§ Mr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many district nurses were employed in the West Riding and in Health District 20 (Colne Valley) of the West Riding, respectively, for 1971 and 1972; and what was the corresponding figure for five years previously;
(2) how many district midwives were employed in the West Riding and in Health District 20 of the West Riding, respectively, in 1971 and 1972; and what were the corresponding figures for five years previously.
§ Mr. AlisonI am informed that the numbers (in whole-time equivalents) of district nurses and domiciliary midwives employed by the West Riding County Council in 1966, 1971 and 1972 were 263, 301, 308 and 219, 174.2, 173.6 respectively. Corresponding figures for Health Division 20 (Colne Valley) were 12, 15.5, 17 and 7, 6.5, 6.5.