§ Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the numbers of staff employed at his departmental headquarters with direct responsibility for the National Health Service for a convenient date in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. John PattenThe number of staff employed in the Department's headquarters with direct responsibility for the National Health Service on 1 April for each year since 1981 was as follows:
Date DHSS (HQ) Staff-in-post with direct responsibility for the National Health Service Number 1 April 1981 907 1 April 1982 870 1 April 1983 837 1 April 1984 790 1 April 1985 770