§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the number of applications for discretionary payments made by families of school-age children in Scotland for the provision of school clothing that have been rejected by local offices of his Department in the period 1981 to 1986.
§ Mr. MajorI regret I am unable to supply the information requested as the existing statistics on the
National Health Service Doctors, Nursing Staff and Midwifery Staff—England and the four Thames Regions Whole-Time Equivalents1 England North West Thames North East Thames South East Thames South West Thames Thames Regions 4 5 30 September 1978 Nursing Staff2 3 327,610 24,440 29,040 27,170 21,160 101,810 Midwifery Staff 2 3 20,020 1,450 1,920 1,600 1,040 6,010 Doctors4 33,800 3,050 3,120 2,850 2,110 11,140 30 September 1985 Nursing Staff2 374,220 25,900 31,880 28,250 23,000 109,040 Midwifery Staff2 22,810 1,470 1,830 1,700 1,200 6,200 Doctors4 38,850 3,050 3,800 3,100 2,270 12,220 Notes
1Figures are independently rounded to the nearest ten (10) Whole-Time Equivalent.
2Excludes agency staff.
3Figures not adjusted to take account of the change in Nurses working hours in 1980 (from 40 to 37.5 hours).
4Includes Hospital Practitioners and part-time medical officers (clinical assistants). Excludes locums. Excludes occasional sessional staff in Community Health Service.
5Due to restructuring of the NHS in 1982, figures for the four Thames Regions in 1978 and 1985 are not strictly comparable.
Source: DHSS Annual Census of Medical and Non-Medical Manpower.