§ Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current proposed starting date for construction of the road bridge across the Dornoch Firth; and if he will make a statement.
Staff employed by the NHS in Scotland Whole Time, Part Time and Whole time Equivalent for selected groups at 30 September 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Nurses and Midwives1 Whole Time 40,921 42,467 44,736 45,479 46,042 45,751 46,077 46,161 Part Time 25,418 25,644 26,199 26,384 26,187 25,955 26,096 26,815 Whole Time Equivalent 56,037.2 58,602.5 61,125.5 61,979.2 62,395.5 62,027.4 62,562.1 62,868.2 Ancillaries Whole Time 17,393 17,056 16,998 16,765 16,210 15,369 14,551 13,780 Part Time 16,761 17,018 17,569 18,133 18,278 18,341 18,530 18,904 Whole Time Equivalent 27,059.5 26,895.5 27,126.2 27,194.0 26,716.8 25,934.9 25,270.7 24,568.1 Administrative and Clerical Whole Time 11,459 11,564 11,810 11,929 12,037 11,904 12,067 12,157 Part Time 3,080 3,117 3,378 3,579 3,782 3,913 4,093 4,199 Whole Time Equivalent 13,121.6 13,255.7 13,628.8 13,880.3 14,088.0 14,052.8 14,315.1 14,445.5 Professional and Technical2 Whole Time 8,582 8,785 9,061 9,240 9,495 9,619 9,816 9,934 Part Time 1,664 1,698 1,762 1,845 1,858 1,883 1,952 2,072 Whole Time Equivalent 9,340.8 9,546.6 9,879.5 10,104.0 10,355.2 10,514.2 10,755.3 10,927.1 1 In 1979 the WTE calculation for part.time nurses was based on a 40 hour week; from 1980 it is based on a 37½ hour week. 2 Includes: Scientific and PAM, Technical, Works, and Pharmacists and Opticians.