HC Deb 11 June 1979 vol 968 c105W
Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services why consultant expansion has stood still whilst registrar posts have increased by 2.5 per cent. in the last 10 years.

Dr. Vaughan

The number of registrars in post in England and Wales increased between 1968 and 1978 at an average annual rate of 2.7 per cent.; the equivalent rate of growth for consultants in post was 3.4 per cent.