§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Provan of 27 February, if he will give the total number of qualified members of (i) the medical and (ii) the scientific staff of his Department dealing with matters related to contamination of drinking water by(a) micro-organisms, (b) chemicals, and (c) radiation.
§ Mr. MellorThe numbers of qualified medical and scientific staff in post in the divisions which deal with
Hospital and Community Health Services, England—Percentage increase in net current expenditure 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 Percentage increases in cash limit 19.4 31.9 10.3 7.7 5.1 5.7 5.3 7.4 10.5 Percentage required to fully cover HCHS pay and price inflation 20.5 28.0 8.2 6.5 5.1 5.8 5.2 6.9 8.1 Effective charge in purchasing power -0.9 +3.0 +2.0 +1.1 0.0 -0.1 +0.1 +0.5 +2.2 The table is based on HCHS net current (outturn) expenditure figures for the years in which HCHS pay and prices information is currently available. These figures do not, of course, take account of income from cash-releasing
422Wmatters related to the contamination of food, drinking water and the environment are set out in the table. These figures do not include the chief medical officer and his deputies and the two medical heads of divisions, senior principal medical officers (SPMOs). SPMOs deal with selected issues according to their nature and importance.
Contamination by microorganisms chemicals radiation Medical 2 7 1 Other scientific 2 16 4