HC Deb 26 July 1983 vol 46 c418W
62. Mr. Soley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many vacant consultant posts there are at present.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

At 30 September 1982, the latest date for which information is available, there were 996 consultant posts in hospital medical and dental specialties in England without a permanent holder. Of these, 295 posts were fully or partially occupied by locums.