§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many vacancies currently exist for speech and language therapists in the national health service in Scotland; what was the average length of time taken, over the past 12 months, to fill vacancies; and what assessment he has made of whether these vacancies are the result of a shortfall of appropriately qualified personnel.
§ Mr. StewartThe information requested is not available from records held centrally.
§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what has been the annual turnover rate for(a) male and (b) female speech and language therapists in each health board in each year since 1980;
(2) how many (a) male and (b) female speech and language therapists have been appointed by each health board for each year since 1980.
§ Mr. StewartThe information requested could be made available only at disproportionate cost. Figures relating to males plus females for some of the years sought are published in "Health Briefing No. 92/01/spth", a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.