asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) at how many hospitals in the United Kingdom National Health Service behind-the-ear hearing aids are prescribed and fitted;(2) how many different specifications of behind-the-ear hearing aids are currently available on the National Health Service; what is her estimate of the percentage of people from whom a National Health Service hearing aid is adequate; what action she is taking to increase the range available; and if she will make a statement;(3) what is the average length of time in each regional health authority that a

At 30th September 1974, the latest date for which figures are available, there were in England 336 ENT consultants and 325 physiological measurement technicians (audiology) working in the National Health Service.