asked the Secretary of State for Employment how are the number of disablement resettlement officers currently distributed according to Manpower Services Commission areas.
[pursuant to his reply, 29 October 1980, c. 225]: I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the distribution of disablement resettlement officer posts by areas is as set out in the table below. This allocation is currently being revised.
| Distribution of disablement resettlement officers by ESD areas as at May 1980: | |
| Area | Total |
| London NW | 18 |
| London NE | 18 |
| London S | 23 |
| South East | 21 |
| Southern | 22 |
| Eastern | 30 |
| South West | 21 |
| North West | 21 |
| Manchester | 30 |
| Merseyside | 23 |
| Wales | 31 |
| Western | 16 |
| West Midlands | 42 |
| Scotland W | 37 |
| Scotland E & N | 28 |
| North East | 31 |
| East Pennine | 47 |
| East Midlands | 31 |
| Total | 490 |
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many disablement resettlement officers there were in post on 1 April for the five years from 1975.
[pursuant to his reply, 29 October 1980 c. 225]: I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that precise information on the number of posts in the preceding five years is not available. Before 1 April 1980 there was a national total of 516 disablement resettlement officer posts. A recent examination has shown that following a redistribution between areas and a revised system for determining staffing levels, the total number of DROs was 490. The MSC is now implementing further changes with a view to ensuring that there will be a total of around 520 DRO posts.