§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a list giving the numbers of consultant medical and dental staff in each region of the United Kingdom, and the figures for each expressed in terms of consultants per 1,000 of population.
§ Sir George YoungI have only these figures for Great Britain, and they are set out in the table attached. Numbers of consultants are expressed in whole-time equivalents as at 30 September 1919. More detailed figures for 1978 for England and Wales are in the regional tables in the Library, and I will be placing the 1979 tables there as soon as they are available.
term benefits arising from the underestimate of the rise in earnings in the year to November 1979.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinNo. There is no legal obligation to make up this shortfall, which, it is estimated, would cost £195 million in a full year. We fully complied 419W with the statutory requirements when up-rating retirement pensions and other long-term benefits in November 1979.