§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many ambulance men and ambulance women are employed by the Hertfordshire area health authority by grade and station; what are the average earnings of leading ambulance men/women, qualified ambulance men/women, sitting case drivers and trainees, respectively, and for how many hours worked; what is the current establishment for each grade in the county by station, and how many in each grade are in post; and what is the agreed establishment for sub-officers and how many are in post.
§ Mr. Deakins, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 25 January 1979; Vol. 961, c. 245], gave the following information:
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ESTABLISHMENT IN POST AT 31 JANUARY 1979 Ambulance Station Superintendent Station Officers Leading Ambulance Men/Women Qualified Ambulance Men including Trainees* Sitting Case Drivers/Attendants Superintendent Station Officers Leading Ambulance Men/Women Qualified Ambulance Men including Trainees* Sitting Case Drivers/Attendants Trainees* Bishop's Stortford … … — — 3 8 1 — — 3 7 1 — Berkhamsted … … — — 3 8 1 — — 3 6 1 — Borehamwood … … — — 3 9 2 — — 3 7 1 — Buntingford … … — — 2 3 1 — — 2 3 1 1 Cheshunt … … — — 3 9 2 — — 3 8 2 1 Garston … … — — 2 6 — — — 2 6 — 3 Hatfield … … — — 3 6 2 — — 3 5 2 — Hemel Hempstead … … — 1 3 15 8 — 1 3 14 5 3 Hertford … … 1 1 3 14 7 1 1 3 12 5 2 Hoddesdon … … — — 2 4 — — — 2 4 — 1 Letchworth … … — 1 3 18 4 — 1 3 17 4 1 Potters Bar … … — — 3 6 2 — — 3 5 2 — Rickmansworth … … — — 2 4 2 — — 2 4 2 1 Royston … … — — 2 4 2 — — 2 3 2 — St Albans … … 1 1 3 21 8 1 1 3 18 8 4 Stevenage … … 1 1 3 17 7 1 1 3 15 7 2 Ware … … — — 1 2 — — — 1 2 — — Watford … … 1 1 3 15 12 1 1 3 13 11 1 Welwyn Garden City … — — 3 8 3 — — 3 6 2 1 Totals … … 4 6 50 177 64 4 6 50 155 56 22 In addition to the table above 20 sub-officers (control) at two control centres and 1 sub-officer driving instructor are employed.
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AVERAGE EARNINGS Grade Average Weekly Earnings for Average Hours Worked £ hours mins Leading Ambulancemen 103.17 48 34 Ambulancemen 92.76 47 10 Sitting Case Drivers 70.88 45 58 Trainees 55.10 46 19 Figures are based on a survey of 50 per. cent of ambulance personnel over a period of four weeks of January 1979.