§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the percentage change in the number of administrative staff in the National Health Service in England since 1979.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will set out in theOfficial Report in tabular form the number of managers and administrators employed in the National Health Service since 1979; and if he will indicate the percentage increase or decrease each year.
§ Mr. NewtonThe number of whole-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff, including general managers, employed in England in the September of each year between 1979 and 1986 was as follows:
Year Staff in post Percentage increase over previous year 1979 103,000 — 1980 105,400 2.4 1981 108,800 3.2 1982 108,800 less than 0.1 1983 110,000 1.1 1984 110,300 0.3 1985 111,000 0.7 1986 111,400 0.3 The percentage increase over the period was 8.1.
The numbers are independently rounded to the nearest 100, but the percentages have been calculated on the basis of unrounded figures.