Sheep Premium Scheme (Hansard, 26 January 1994)

§ Mr. Jonathan Evans
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of claims for payment under the sheep annual premium scheme had been(a) processed and (b) paid by his Department by 17 January.

§ Mr. Redwood
The proportions are(a) 85 per cent.; (b) 82 per cent.

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993

Hospital and community nursing and midwifery staff¹:

Learners² 3,118 3,075 2,934 1,970 1,033

Other staff³ 24,913 25,008 24,956 25,377 25,129

Nurses employed by general medical practitioners⁴ 268 459 524 519 544

¹ Staff in post as at 30 September. Excludes staff employed by the Welsh Health Common Services Authority. Figures for 1989 and 1990 include staff working in the Blood Transfusion Service but figures for subsequent years do not as these staff then transferred to the Welsh Health Common Services Authority.

² Since the autumn of 1991 student nurses have been classified as students and are no longer included in the NHS staff figures. Staff included here are students finishing courses begun before this date.

³ The use of locally devised payscales from 1991 onwards may affect the comparability of figures as these staff cannot be allocated centrally to a specific staff group and are not, therefore, included above.

⁴ Staff in post as at 1 October. Excludes some staff employed by GP Fundholders.

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§ Mr. Llwyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he will announce the arrangements for leasing quotas under the sheep annual premium payments scheme; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Redwood
The arrangements for the second transfer and lease notification period for sheep quota for the 1993–1994 scheme years will be announced once all the national reserve quota has been allocated. For the 1995 scheme year, it was announced, on 15 November 1993, that notifications of transfers and leases should be submitted between 15 November 1993 and 15 September 1994.

	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
Hospital and community nursing and midwifery staff¹:
Learners²	3,118	3,075	2,934	1,970	1,033
Other staff³	24,913	25,008	24,956	25,377	25,129
Nurses employed by general medical practitioners⁴	268	459	524	519	544
¹ Staff in post as at 30 September. Excludes staff employed by the Welsh Health Common Services Authority. Figures for 1989 and 1990 include staff working in the Blood Transfusion Service but figures for subsequent years do not as these staff then transferred to the Welsh Health Common Services Authority.
² Since the autumn of 1991 student nurses have been classified as students and are no longer included in the NHS staff figures. Staff included here are students finishing courses begun before this date.
³ The use of locally devised payscales from 1991 onwards may affect the comparability of figures as these staff cannot be allocated centrally to a specific staff group and are not, therefore, included above.
⁴ Staff in post as at 1 October. Excludes some staff employed by GP Fundholders.