§ Mr. Les Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give separately the numbers of regional health authority chairmen, regional health authority members and area health authority members in the following categories of occupation: health and allied, non-medical academics, local government, trades unions, manual, directors and businessmen, managerial, other Professionals, retired and housewives, and farmers and Landowners.
§ Sir George YoungIgnoring casual vacancies not yet fled, the information is as follows:
Category of Occupation Regional Health Authority Chairmen Regional Health Authority Members Area Health Authority Chairmen Health and Allied 66 7 Non-medical academics 15 5 local government 2 1 Trades union 2 8 6 Manual 9 Directors and businessmen 3 35 21 Managerial 10 5 Other professionals 3 38 15 Retired and housewives 4 53 25 Farmers and landowners 7 3 Others 2 4 1 Information on the appointment of area health authority members, made by regional health authorities and local authorities, is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.