§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were employed directly or indirectly to administer research and development in the national health service in 1992–93 and 1993–94; and what was the cost of employing these staff.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information requested is not available centrally.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many civil servants were employed in the98W administration of her Department's research and development programme in (a) 1990–91, (b) 1991–92, (c) 1992–93, (d) 1993–94 and (e) at the latest available date; how many contract staff were employed in research and development administration in each of those years; and what was the expenditure on these staff in each year.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe numbers of civil servants and contract staff employed in the Department's research and development division, and the expenditure on these staff are as follows:
Civil Servants Contract stuff Year Number Cost £ million Number Cost £ 1990–91 56 1.18 1 4,165 1991–92 70 1.68 1 16,827 1992–93 85 2.04 4 83,105 1993–94 78 2.32 3 40,523 Current year 76 12.36 2 9,050 1Planned spend for 1994–95.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health service researchers are funded by(a) departmental and (b) national health service research and development expenditure; and if she will make a statement.
§ Dr. MawhinneyNo central record is kept of the number of researchers engaged in health service research across the 230 contracts of the Department's centrally commissioned programme of health and social services research. Some 57 health service researchers are currently involved in national health service executive centrally funded research and development projects under the national health service research and development programme. No central records are kept of the number of health service researchers employed by the national health service itself.