§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he expects regional hospital boards, other than those of Manchester, South Western Metropolitan, Wessex, Newcastle and South Western, to appoint regional administrative scientific officers; and if he will state the reasons for the delay in making such appointments.
§ Mr. AlisonThese appointments are at the discretion of individual Boards; Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, and the North West, North East, and South-East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Boards are currently advertising posts while Oxford. Birmingham and East Anglian Regional Hospital Boards at present have other arrangements.