§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will give, for each year since 1979, the average number of whole-time equivalent ancillary staff employed per unrestricted principal in general practice in England and Wales;
(2) if he will give the total and a breakdown for each family practitioner committee, for the last full year for which figues are available of (a) the average number of whole-time equivalent ancillary staff per unrestricted principal in general practice and (b) the number of unrestricted principals in general practice who employ less than their full entitlement under the ancillary staff scheme of two whole-time equivalent ancillary staff.
§ Mr. Newton[holding answer 18 December 1987]: Information on employment of ancillary staff by individual doctors and on ancillary staff in general is not available in the form requested. In respect of ancillary staff in the ancillary staff scheme the information as at 1 October each year is as follows:
Date Ancillary Staff per Unrestricted Principal (Average for England and Wales 1979 0.94 1980 0.96 1981 0.98 1982 1.01 1983 1.06 1984 1.10 1985 1.14 1986 1.20