§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is for each year since 1974 the number of ambulance staff working for the National Health Service in(a) Scotland, (b) the Strathclyde region and (c) Greater Glasgow.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 18 October 1989]: The number of ambulance crews in post in the Scottish ambulance service as at 31 March each year was as follows:
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Year1 Scotland (including Greater Glasgow ambulance area) Greater Glasgow ambulance area 1978 1,386 296 1979 1,558 311 1980 1,626 316 1981 1,647 322 1982 1,665 321 1983 1,698 317 1984 1,705 304 1985 1,724 303
Year1 Scotland (including Greater Glasgow ambulance area) Greater Glasgow ambulance area 1986 1,744 307 1987 1,761 305 1988 1,809 296 1989 1,833 287 1 Information prior to 1978 is not available. No figures are available for Strathclyde region as it emcompasses two whole ambulance areas and parts of a number of others.