§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, for the latest available 12-month period, what is the total number of ancillary staff employed in each area health authority in Scotland; and what
ANCILLARY STAFF, SCOTLAND, 1974–79 (Whole time equivalent at 30 September) Health Board 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Argyll and Clyde 1,853 1,970 1,984 1,936 1,991 2,116 Ayrshire and Arran 1,000 1,085 1,152 1,143 1,159 1,223 Borders 302 326 335 314 313 336 Dumfries and Galloway 622 700 754 731 743 704 Fife 1,017 1,051 1,167 1,211 1,235 1,258 Forth Valley 1,241 1,285 1,289 1,269 1,301 1,318 Grampian 2,044 2,146 2,258 2,269 2,272 2,328 Greater Glasgow 7,008 7,296 7,263 7,114 7,226 7,292 Highland 816 867 900 902 914 962 Lanarkshire 1,920 1,982 2,161 2,269 2,365 2,346 Lothian 3,666 3,963 4,076 4,021 3,880 3,929 Orkney 53 57 59 60 63 63 Shetland 61 58 61 60 57 57 Tayside 2,657 2,824 2,903 2,863 2,890 2,887 Western Isles 98 108 108 104 148 119 Common Services Agency 243 262 289 301 304 285 Scotland 24,601 25,980 26,759 26,567 26,861 27,223