§ Mr. Harry Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many ancillary staff were employed in hospitals in Scotland at 31 December 1980; and how this compares with the numbers employed on the same date in each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. FairgrieveThe following table gives the number of ancillary staff as at 30 September for each year from 1975 to 1980. End-year figures are not produced.
Ancillary Staff Scotland 1975–80 (Whole time equivalent at 30 September) 1975 25,980 1976 26,759 1977 26,567 1978 26,861 1979 27,223 1980 *27,035 * Provisional