§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of the total National Health Service wage bill was paid to ancillary workers, technicians or professional workers and administrative staff, respectively, in each year since 1978–79.
§ Mr. WhitneyFollowing is the information requested derived from the annual accounts of health authorities in England:
Ancillary Staff Per cent Professional and Technical Staff Per cent Administrative and Clerical Staff Per cent 1978–79 21.8 9.7 12.5 1979–80 21.1 9.8 11.9 1980–81 19.1 9.5 11.6 1981–82 18.8 9.8 11.7 1982–83 18.4 10.1 11.2 1983–84 18.0 10.2 11.2 1984–85 16.5 10.6 11.4 Notes:
1. Payments to doctors, dentists, pharmacists, opticians and others contracted with the National Health Service to provide family practitioner services are excluded.
2. The expenses of the Dental Estimates Board and special health authorities providing National Health Service central services, for which detailed analyses of staff pay are not readily available, are also excluded.