HC Deb 08 March 1976 vol 907 cc62-3W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many full-time speech therapist equivalents are working in Scotland; and how many persons are known to need the services of a speech therapist.

Mr. William Ross

At 30th September 1975 the full-time equivalent of speech therapists employed by health boards in Scotland was 173. Information is not available centrally on the number of persons known to need the services of a speech therapist.