HC Deb 24 November 1983 vol 49 cc283-4W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of National Health Service staff who have been transferred to local authority staffs since 1979; and how many were transferred in each year.

Mr. John Patten

None. There has been no general transfer of National Health Service staff to local authority staffs since 1974.