HC Deb 16 June 1988 vol 135 c288W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cleaners were employed by the Leicestershire health district in (i) 1980, (ii) 1984, (iii) 1987 and (iv) the present day.

Mr. Newton

The latest available figures to this level of detail are for 1986. The information is given in the following table.

Cleaners12—ancillary staff in post in Leicestershire district health authority
At 30 September Whole time equivalents3
41980 1,050
1984 980
1986 720

Source: DHSS annual census of NHS non-medical manpower.

1 Includes mechanical scrubbing machine operators and cleaner-domestic assistants. Excludes domestic supervisors and window cleaners.

2 Part of the reduction since 1984 may be attributable to the effects of competitive tendering.

3 Figures are rounded to nearest ten (10) whole time equivalents.

4 Figures related to Leicestershire area health authority.