HC Deb 26 April 1982 vol 22 cc193-4W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked 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 Patten

The 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

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 patten

The 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

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