§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1973 (a) the number of administrative staff in the National Health Service and (b) the number of medical staff in the National Health Service.
§ Dr. VaughanThe information requested is in the attached table. The figures are collected as at 30 September each year. The 1978 figures for administrative and clerical staff are not yet available.
at the child benefit centre, priority is being given to those claims in which a mother is without an order book. Any cases of hardship caused by the absence of an order book should be taken up with the local social security office.