§ Dr. Owenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the annual number of births within the first eight months of the parents' marriage.
§ Mr. John PattenIn England and Wales 40,772 such births occurred during 1982.
Staff employed in regional health authority headquarters and regional units (including blood transfusing service) at 30 June 1983. Whole-time equivalents*
Nursing Midwifery (exc-agency) Professional and Technical Works and maintenance Administrative clerical Ancillary Total excluding Ambulance staff 1. Northern 70 240 180 430 70 930 2. Yorkshire† 210 270 240 900 300 1,920 3. Trent 90 110 260 920 110 1,490 4. East Anglian 50 80 130 330 40 610 5. North West Thames 80 70 120 470 60 800 6. North East Thames 10 10 120 450 — 590 7. South East Thames 10 40 140 490 40 710 8. South West Thames 110 90 130 520 230 1,070 9. Wessex 10 10 150 430 10 610 10. Oxford† 110 140 110 970 120 1,440 11. South Western 80 80 200 540 110 1,010 12. West Midlands 110 220 290 1,000 190 1,810 13. Mersey 70 100 190 450 80 900 14. North Western 120 130 270 730 110 1,360 Notes: *. Figures have been independently rounded to the narest 10. The sums of the groups may, therefore, differ slightly from the totals shown. †. Includes ex-AHA staff not yet allocated to districts.