HC Deb 23 February 1988 vol 128 cc147-9W
Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been employed in all the administration and clerical grades in each of the last 10 years in(a) Down unit of management, (b) Newry and Mourne unit of management, in County Down and (c) Banbridge unit of management.

Mr. Needham

The information is as follows:

Numbers of administrative and clerical staff at 31 December Unit of management
Year Down Newry and Mourne1 Craigavon and Banbridge
1978 140 123 246
1979 147 132 252
1980 149 133 256

Numbers of nursing staff employed at 31 December
Down Unit of management Newry and Mourne1 Craigavon and Banbridge1
Trained Student Others Trained Student Others Trained Student Others
1978 476 66 140 305 20 59 769 277 237
1979 509 56 139 364 21 58 797 311 229
1980 501 93 137 392 22 52 824 310 232
1981 520 99 133 453 25 72 853 307 236
1982 538 111 131 458 31 67 883 314 230
1983 545 103 129 465 24 67 897 326 222

Year Down Newry and Mourne1 Craigavon and Banbridge
1981 154 151 264
1982 161 152 268
1983 155 161 265
1984 153 164 279
1985 158 176 284
1986 125 179 277
1987 119 187 282
1 A breakdown in the form requested is not readily available.

Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been employed in various physician grades in each of the last 10 years in(a) Down unit of management, (b) Newry and Mourne unit of management, in County Down and (c) Banbridge unit of management.

Mr. Needham

The information is as follows:

Numbers of medical Staff (excluding consultants) employed at 31 December1 Unit of Management
Year Down Newry and Mourne2 Craigavon and Banbridge2
1978 26 30 78
1979 26 30 76
1980 25 36 73
1981 28 39 76
1982 28 39 73
1983 29 42 69
1984 30 44 68
1985 29 46 72
1986 31 44 72
1987 27 45 73
1 Consultants have not been included as they are employed by the board and not by units of management.
2 A breakdown in the form requested is not readily available.

Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been employed in various nursing grades in each of the last 10 years in(a) Down unit of management, (b) Newry and Mourne unit of management, in County Down and (c) Banbridge unit of management.

Mr. Needham

The information is as follows:

Down Unit of management Newry and Mourne1 Craigavon and Banbridee1
Trained Student Others Trained Student Others Trained Student Others
1984 543 84 125 468 6 66 913 321 215
1985 546 79 127 469 69 936 322 209
1986 551 84 137 468 62 934 304 191
1987 554 78 139 482 67 960 278 182
1 A breakdown in the form requested is not readily available.

Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been employed in all the technical and ancillary grades in each of the last

Number of Professional and Technical/Ancillary and General Staff employed at 31 December Unit of Management
Down Newry and Mourne Craigavon and Banbridge
Year Professional and Technical Ancillary and General Professional and Technical Ancillary and General Professional and Technical Ancillary and General
1978 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1979 87 948 73 1,279 163 1,694
1980 88 1,011 82 1,290 173 1,714
1981 90 1,100 84 1,393 179 1,855
1982 91 1,171 93 1,452 188 1,908
1983 102 1,227 98 1,465 173 1,961
1984 78 1,107 104 1,455 178 1,881
1985 80 1,056 109 1,416 175 1,911
1986 74 1,016 91 1,391 154 1,824
1987 69 1,055 75 1,362 135 1,815
n/a = not available.