HC Deb 08 March 1972 vol 832 cc361-2W
Mr. Dell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of doctors in the Liverpool Regional Hospital Board's services; how many of them are from overseas; and how many vacancies exist at the present time.

Mr. Alison

1,075, excluding locums and general practitioners employed on a part-time basis; 319—born outside the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic; 103, of which 59 were filled or partly filled by locums. These are provisional figures relating to 30th September, 1971.