§ Mr. Wakehamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the total number of Health Service employees in the North Thames region and for the Essex area for the years 1973 to 1977 and the percentage of those concerned with administration.
§ Mr. Deakins, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 12th July 1978; Vol. 953, c. 637], gave the following information:
Number of NHS Employees Percentage of Administrative and Clerical Staff Essex Area 1974 23,700 10.1 1975 24,252 10.2 1976 24,254 11.0 1977 24,210 11.1
NHS Employees (Whole-lime equivalent) North East Thames Region 1974 57,227 13.5 1975 61,021 13.2 1976 64,510 13.6 1977 * * * These figures are not yet available. Figures for 1973 are not available.