§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish details of the total establishment for basic grade social workers in the Scottish local authorities, together with the number of posts presently occupied and the number of such posts held by social workers qualified in terms of the conditions laid down by the National Joint Council (Scottish Council) for Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical Staffs.
§ Mr. FairgrieveComprehensive information is not available centrally on the staffing establishments of Scottish local authority social work departments but a census of staff in these departments, carried out on 7 October 1978, indicated that there were 1,274 full-time and 139 part-time main grade social workers then in post, of whom 1,227 held the certificate of qualification in social work or an equivalent qualification.