§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) maintenance and (b) administrative and clerical staff are employed by the National Health Service in Scotland; and what are the comparable figures for 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981 and 1982.
§ Mr. John MacKaySince the data for different staff groups in 1974—the year of reorganisation—are not completely accurate, the information requested is given from 1975 as whole-time equivalents:
1975 1976 1980 1981 1982 Maintenance tradesmen 2,486 2,525 2,795 2,831 2,864 Administrative and clerical 12,365 12,860 13,255 13,628 13,859
§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money was lost in each year since 1979 in the National Health Service in Scotland through pilfering; and what percentage of total expenditure these figures represent.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe annual accounts of health authorities record as one figure losses caused by theft, fraud and arson. They do not identify separately losses due to pilfering. Details are as follows:
§ Mr. John MacKayThe average number of whole-time equivalent agency nurses employed by health boards in Scotland for the three months to 31 March 1983 was 51.2.