§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment for each year since 1979, what has been the number of disablement resettlement officers.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe precise number of disablement resettlement officers in office at any particular date is not available. The number in post between 1979 and 1983 has averaged 520 to 530. During 1984 there will be around 450. In addition the 165 staff of the recently established Disablement Advisory Service have now taken over some of the functions formerly allocated to disablement resettlement officers.