HC Deb 19 July 1978 vol 954 cc248-9W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many consultants, doctors and nurses were employed in National Health Service hospitals in the area covered by the Macclesfield constituency in 1950, 1960, 1970, 1974, 1975 and at the latest convenient date, respectively.

Mr. Deakins

Information is not available for all the years specified. The available figures, expressed as whole-time equivalents, are as follows:

to draw unemployment benefit in respect of that part of the week when he is not working; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Orme

Under regulation 7(1)(e) of the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1975 (SI564), a man who normally worked for only three nights a week would not be entitled to draw unemployment benefit for the remainder of the week. In establishing what was the normal extent of the man's weekly employment, however, no account would be taken of periods of short-time working which were due to adverse industrial conditions.