§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo 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. DorrellThe 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.
40W1 All staff are based in the Chester District Health Authority.
2 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest ten (10) whole-time equivalent.