§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the total number of persons employed in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom in 1959, 1969, 1979 and at the latest date for which figures are available; and how many persons were waiting for hospital admission in 1959, 1969, 1979, and at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe available information is set out in the following table:
Black report on inequalities in health which fall within the responsibilities of his Department and the action so far taken, or intended, on each.
§ Dr. VaughanMost of the 37 recommendations in the Black report relate to responsibilities of the Department of Health and Social Security. I shall set them out, together with the action taken so far, in a letter to the hon. Member which I shall then place in the Library of the House.