§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many staff, whole-time equivalents, were employed by his Department on National Health Service administration in 1978–79 and in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe number of staff employed in the Department of Health and Social Security on work relating to the administration of the National Health Service in 1978–79 was 1048. This compares with the latest available figure for the current year, 1985–86, of 772.