§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will introduce a system for the licensed control of new drugs including restricted marketing and obligatory post marketing safety studies by manufacturers similar to that now operational in regard to food additives; and if he will make a statement.
Employees in the NHS Superannuation Scheme Date England and Wales* Scotland* t† Northern Ireland January 1979 706,262 90,480 33,496 January 1980 718,026 93,817 34,713 January 1981 771,349 97,974 36,368 January 1982 776,676 102,995 38,101 January 1983 792,076 105,089 39,297 January 1984 791,694 106,106 39,343 * The figures for England, Wales and Scotland include people who at the relevant date had left National Health Service employment within the previous 12 months, but were still scheme members. *† The figures for Scotland also include people who have left National Health Service employment but have preserved benefits.