§ Miss Wrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list, by specialty and area, the number of consultant posts currently vacant in the West Midlands regional health authority; and if he expects these posts to be filled in the present financial year.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe latest available information about vacant consultant posts, broken down by specialty and 221W region, is given in "Hospital Medical Staff—England and Wales—Consultants, Senior Registrars and Vacant Posts—Regional Whole-Time Equivalent Table—30 September 1979", a copy of which is in the Library. Information about distribution of these posts between areas is not collected centrally. Responsibility for filling vacant posts lies with health authorities who are free to determine their own priorities within the resources available to them and I am not in a posi
Attendance allowance Mobility allowance Region Related population in thousands Numbers in receipt Receipt per thousand Related population in thousands Numbers in receipt Receipt per thousand Northern 3,099 15,970 5.15 2,477 7,968 3.22 Yorkshire and Humberside 4,878 21,920 4.50 3,869 14,977 3.87 East Midlands and East Anglia 5,592 25,020 4.47 4,452 12,573 2.82 London 16,832 78,430 4.66 13,303 34,476 2.59 South Western 4,296 23,810 5.54 3,329 10,604 3.19 North Western 6,498 37,010 5.70 5,154 18,980 3.68 West Midlands 5,154 24,490 4.75 4,154 12,521 3.01 Scotland 5,179 22,250 4.30 4,141 12,948 3.13 Wales 2,768 21,740 7.85 2,183 9,267 4.25 All 54,296 270,640 4.98 134,314 43,062 3.20
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services on what date the processing of applications for mobility allowance from people aged between 60 and 65 years was completed.
§ Mr. PrenticeClaims from all age groups are continually being received and processed. Generally, all claims are, at the latest, decided on three to four months after receipt. People aged 60–65 who claimed before 28 November 1979 will have received payment from that date where the claim has been successful.