HC Deb 21 May 1990 vol 173 cc39-40W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the numbers of ambulance personnel employed in Cheshire in the years 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91.

Mr. Dorrell

The available information is shown in the table. Figures for 1989, 1990 and 1991 are not available.

Ambulance staff (including officers) in post at 30 September each year
Cheshire county1
Years Whole-time equivalent2
1985 330
1986 360
1987 360
1988 350

Source: Department of Health (SM 13) annual census of non-medical manpower.

1 All staff are based in the Chester District Health Authority.

2 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest ten (10) whole-time equivalent.