§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many general practitioner (a) trainers and (b) trainees there are in each health region in Northern Ireland under the vocational training scheme; and how many in each group are women.
§ Mr. John PattenThe health and personal social services are administered in Northern Ireland by four health and social services boards. The number of general practitioner trainers and trainees etc. under the vocational training scheme in each Board area is as follows:
Trainers Board Male Female Total Eastern 40 — 40 Northern 23 — 23 Southern 11 — 11 Western 14 — 14 — — — 88 — 88 — — — 194W
Trainees Board Male Female Total Eastern 17 15 32 Northern 5 2 7 Ireland received attendance allowance in January 1979,1980,1981 and 1982;how many new applications were received in each year; and, during each of these years, how many persons who had been receiving attendance allowance either were disallowed or died;
(2) what in total was allocated to payment of attendance allowance in Northern Ireland in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. John pattenThe information requested is as follows:
January 1979 14,772 January 1980 15,365 January 1981 15,828 January 1982 16,176
Board Male Female Total Southern 3 4 7 Western 3 4 7 — — — 28 25 53 — — —