§ Sir H. Williamsasked the Minister of Health whether he can give the numbers of the administrative staff of hospitals nationalised under the National Health Act; and the corresponding figures in those hospitals when that Act came into operation.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe number of administrative and clerical staff at hospitals in England and Wales was 27,285 on 31st December, 1951. Corresponding figures are not available for the date when the National Health Service Act came into operation.