HC Deb 05 June 1981 vol 5 cc443-4W
Mr. Carter-Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the proportion of parental and lay membership to the total membership of the national development team; and whether he is satisfied that the proportion is sufficient.

Sir George Young

The panel of members of the development team for the mentally handicapped consists of 82 people and is made up as follows:

Consultant psychiatrists 11
Consultant paediatricians 2
Nurses 20
Psychologists 12
Social workers 16
Speech Therapists 1
Physiotherapists 1
NHS administrators 8
Parents 7

In addition the team has four special advisers who each have a particular area of expertise.

Membership is reviewed periodically and I am satisfied with the overall balance and composition of the team.

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