§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) officers and (b) ambulance men and women were in post per thousand resident population in April 1992 in each regional health authority.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe latest information available centrally is given in the table. The 1992 data will not be available until spring 1993.
§ Mr. SackvilleMy noble Friend Baroness Cumberlege, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, is responsible for oversight of the Department's response to the Environment White Paper, "This Common Inheritance".
A whole-time equivalent of some 7.8 officials have specific responsibilities for oversight and development of "green issues" within the Department; this includes matters such as energy and waste management and the Department's contribution to follow up the environment White Paper.