§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give details of the total numbers and the total costs of salaries of National Health Service administrative and clerical staff for each of the years 1974, 1979 and 1986.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information is given in the table:
Numbers and costs of salaries of administrative and clerical staff employed in the National Health Service in England Number1 (whole-time equivalent at September) Cost3 (in financial year beginning) £ million 1974 82,800 207 (755) 1979 103,000 501 (872) 1986 2111,400 903 (941) 1 Rounded to the nearest hundred. 2 Including general managers. 3 Main figures represent true costs in each year. Figures in parentheses alongside represent these costs at 1987–88 money values.
Speech therapists Salary from 1 April 1975 Salary from 1 August 1979 Salary from 1 October 1982 to 31 March 1984 Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum £ £ £ £ £ £ Speech therapist 2,142 2,811 3,212 4,048 5,130 6,074 Senior II speech therapist 2,811 3,537 4,048 4,968 6,345 7,468 Senior I speech therapist 3,243 4,005 4,598 5,555 7,468 8,370 Chief IV speech therapist 3,243 4,005 4,598 5,555 7,468 8,370 Chief III speech therapist 3,684 4,641 5,155 6,324 8,370 9,269 Chief II speech therapist 4,179 5,334 5,764 7,166 9,630 10,799 Chief I speech therapist 4,872 6,033 6,606 8,011 10,799 12,108 District senior chief (grade introduced on 1 April 1982) — — 11,204 12,561