§ 36. Mr. Moyleasked the Attorney-General what steps he is taking to relieve the pressure on court shorthand writers.
§ The Attorney-GeneralShorthand writing firms are free to recruit extra staff as
NUMBER OF ANCILLARY STAFF EMPLOYED BY AREA HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN WALES AT 30TH SEPTEMBER*† 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Clwyd 1,299 1,212 1,253 1,246 1,289 1,256 Dyfed 1,080 1,096 1,151 1,140 1,222 1,184 Gwent 1,902 1,971 1,981 1,913 1,948 1,914 Gwynedd 747 764 788 759 781 745 Mid-Glamorgan 2,038 1,999 2,024 2,041 2,176 2,158 Powys 419 414 417 411 424 414 South Glamorgan 2,807 2,553 2,481 2,444 2,468 2,327 West Glamorgan 1,430 1,449 1,437 1,436 1,427 1,357 Wales 11,722 11,459 11,533 11,390 11,736 11,355 *Whole-time equivalent. † In some cases the Wales total differs slightly from the sum of the area health authorities due to rounding.