§ Mr. Hordernasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing the number of administrative and clerical staff employed in the National Health Service in each of the last five years and their total wage and salary bill in each year.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe table shows the total whole-time equivalent number of staff in the Administrative and Clerical Group employed in the services now covered by the National Health Service in England for the years 1971 to 1975 including community health staff previously employed by local health authorities. The wage and salary bills for this group are not separately identifiable from the accounts of these authorities for the years 1971–72 to 1973–74. The gross expenditure figures shown for 1974–75 and 1975–76 include 659W employers' national insurance and superannuation contributions. Figures for 1976 are not yet available.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL STAFF, ENGLAND Total whole-time equivalents: 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 70,396 74,324 77,108 82,758 91,865
1974–75 1975–76 Expenditure (£ million) 206 283