HC Deb 23 March 1993 vol 221 cc556-7W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many speech therapists were employed, on a full-time or part-time basis, in(a) Inverclyde, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole (i) in 1984 and (ii) at the latest available date.

Mr. Stewart

[holding answer 22 March 1993]: The information requested for Scotland, Strathclyde and its constituent health board areas is detailed in the table. The information for the administrative district of Inverclyde can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Speech therapy staff at 30 September
1984 11992
Scotland 373 579
Whole-time 253 388
Part-time 120 191
Strathclyde 150 235
Whole-time 106 169
Part-time 44 66
Argyll and Clyde 36 47
Whole-time 23 29
Part-time 13 18
Ayrshire and Arran 19 34
Whole-time 15 27
Part-time 4 7
Greater Glasgow 72 105
Whole-time 50 76
Part-time 22 29
Lanarkshire 23 49
Whole-time 18 37
Part-time 5 12
1Data are provisional