§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the total number of National Health Service employees in the county of Essex for the years 1973 to 1977, and the percentage of these concerned with administration.
§ Mr. Deakins, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 10th July 1978; Vol. 953, c. 438], gave the following information:
Year Number of NHS Employees Percentage of Administration and Clerical Staff 1974 23,700 10.1 1975 24,252 10.2 1976 24,254 11.0 1977 24,210 11.1 Figures for 1973 are not available.