HC Deb 21 December 1988 vol 144 cc351-2W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what measures are available in Scotland to safeguard the feeding grounds of the Arctic tern; and what progress has been made in implementing them.

Percentages transferred to each new clinical grade
Previous grade Staff in post (whole time equivalent) A B C D E F G H I
Nursing Auxiliary 1,566.04 96.7 3.3
Hospital Staff (NNEB) 30.15 8.6 91.4
Enrolled Nurse 1,013.00 58.8 39.5 1.7
Enrolled District Training 33.45 100.0
Senior Enrolled Nurse 27.85 92.8 7.2
Staff Nurse 962.40 47.3 50.0 2.7
Staff Midwife 153.42 64.4 35.6
Deputy Sister 137.00 99.3 0.7
Sister II 479.23 32.4 66.3 1.3
Sister II Midwife 83.38 27.4 69.0 3.6
District Nurse Sister II 137.53 2.7 95.5 1.8
Sister I 2.00 100.0
Sister I Midwife 1.00 100.0
Health Visitor 145.69 94.8 5.2
Senior Nurse 8 9.00 88.9 11.1
Senior Nurse 8 Midwife
Senior Nurse 7 54.00 9.3 90.7
Senior Nurse 7 Midwife
Clinical Teacher 32.78 100.0
Fieldwork Teacher 27.00 100.0
Practical Work Teacher 24.80 100.0
Tutor 26.30 100.0
Tutor Midwife 4.00
Post Basic Students
Enrolled 85.00 100.0
Staff Nurse 131.00 100.0
Deputy Sister
Sister II

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Local fishermen have imposed voluntary restrictions on catches of very young sand eels, on which Arctic terns feed extensively, and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland is monitoring the effectiveness of these measures to determine whether further management measures may be required. DAFS scientists are also participating in, and helping to co-ordinate, a co-operative programme of research designed to establish the reasons for the reduced availability of sand eels for food.

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