HC Deb 22 December 1983 vol 51 cc381-2W
Mr. Stan Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many clinical psychologists are employed within the National Health Service; and if he will list their numbers, district by district or region by region in the Official Report.

Mr. John Patten

Following are the figures at 30 September 1982, the latest date for which figures in this detail are available:

England Numbers
Region
Northern 74
Yorkshire 86
Trent 85
East Anglian 56
North West Thames 118
North East Thames 130
South East Thames 133
South West Thames 106
Wessex 54
Oxford 44
South Western 87
West Midlands 125
Mersey 58
North Western 141
Boards of Governors for Special Health Authorities and Special Hospitals 22
1,319
Scotland 151
Wales 75
Great Britain Total 1,545

Value of child support* for each child in standard rate tax-paying families expressed at November 19831† prices
Date‡ Children under age 11 Children aged 11–15 Children aged 16 and over
First child Second child Third║ First child Second child Third║ First child Second child Third║
April 1953 6.20 8.30 8.30 6.20 8.30 8.30 6.20 8.30 8.30
April 1954 6.17 8.25 8.25 6.17 8.25 8.25 6.17 8.25 8.25
April 1955 6.60 8.78 8.78 6.60 8.78 8.78 6.60 8.78 8.78
April 1956 6.15 8.10 8.10 6.15 8.10 8.10 6.15 8.10 8.10
April 1957 6.>05 7.96 8.55 7.52 9.51 9.95 9.07 10.99 11.50
April 1958 5.77 7.59 8.16 7.17 9.07 9.49 8.65 10.48 10.97
April 1959 5.28 7.18 7.67 6.54 8.51 9.01 7.88 9.78 10.34
April 1960 5.24 7.13 7.68 6.50 8.45 8.94 7.82 9.71 10.27
April 1961 5.10 6.94 7.48 6.33 8.23 8.71 7.62 9.45 10.00
April 1962 4.83 6.56 7.08 5.98 7.79 8.24 7.21 8.94 9.46
April 1963 5.42 7.13 7.63 6.56 8.39 8.77 7.76 9.52 9.96
April 1964 5.32 6.98 7.48 6.43 8.22 8.59 7.60 9.33 9.77
April 1965 5.33 6.97 7.32 6.50 8.08 8.49 7.67 9.25 9.66
April 1966 5.14 6.73 7.07 6.27 7.80 8.20 7.41 8.93 9.33
April 1967 4.99 6.53 6.86 6.09 7.57 7.96 7.19 8.67 9.06
April 1968 4.78 5.99 6.36 5.83 7.04 7.36 6.88 8.04 8.41
April 1969 4.53 5.92 6.27 5.53 6.92 7.27 6.54 7.92 8.22
April 1970 4.29 5.61 5.94 5.23 6.55 6.88 6.18 7.50 7.78
April 1971 5.00 6.33 6.64 5.77 7.15 7.45 6.59 7.93 8.23
April 1972 4.70 5.96 6.24 5.43 6.73 7.01 6.20 7.46 7.74
April 1973 4.27 5.34 5.60 5.05 6.09 6.35 5.68 6.72 6.93
April 1974 4.90 5.80 6.03 5.64 6.48 6.73 6.25 7.09 7.35
April 1975 4.29 5.93 5.93 4.90 6.54 6.54 5.43 7.10 7.10
April 1976 4.50 5.90 5.90 5.01 6.41 6.41 5.48 6.86 6.86
April 1977 4.32 4.95 4.95 4.76 5.39 5.39 5.14 5.75 5.75
April 1978 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.55 5.55 5.55 5.89 5.89 5.89
April 1979‡ 6.38 6.38 6.38 6.38 6.38 6.38 6.38 6.38 6.38
November 1980 5.92 5.92 5.92 5.92 5.92 5.92 5.92 5.92 5.92

Note: The whole-time equivalent of the total shown above is 1,395.1.