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Mr. Maclennan
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current proposed starting date for construction of the road bridge across the Dornoch Firth; and if he will make a statement.
| Staff employed by the NHS in Scotland | ||||||||
| Whole Time, Part Time and Whole time Equivalent for selected groups at 30 September | ||||||||
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | |
| Nurses and Midwives1 | ||||||||
| Whole Time | 40,921 | 42,467 | 44,736 | 45,479 | 46,042 | 45,751 | 46,077 | 46,161 |
| Part Time | 25,418 | 25,644 | 26,199 | 26,384 | 26,187 | 25,955 | 26,096 | 26,815 |
| Whole Time Equivalent | 56,037·2 | 58,602·5 | 61,125·5 | 61,979·2 | 62,395·5 | 62,027·4 | 62,562·1 | 62,868·2 |
| Ancillaries | ||||||||
| Whole Time | 17,393 | 17,056 | 16,998 | 16,765 | 16,210 | 15,369 | 14,551 | 13,780 |
| Part Time | 16,761 | 17,018 | 17,569 | 18,133 | 18,278 | 18,341 | 18,530 | 18,904 |
| Whole Time Equivalent | 27,059·5 | 26,895·5 | 27,126·2 | 27,194·0 | 26,716·8 | 25,934·9 | 25,270·7 | 24,568·1 |
| Administrative and Clerical | ||||||||
| Whole Time | 11,459 | 11,564 | 11,810 | 11,929 | 12,037 | 11,904 | 12,067 | 12,157 |
| Part Time | 3,080 | 3,117 | 3,378 | 3,579 | 3,782 | 3,913 | 4,093 | 4,199 |
| Whole Time Equivalent | 13,121·6 | 13,255·7 | 13,628·8 | 13,880·3 | 14,088·0 | 14,052·8 | 14,315·1 | 14,445·5 |
| Professional and Technical2 | ||||||||
| Whole Time | 8,582 | 8,785 | 9,061 | 9,240 | 9,495 | 9,619 | 9,816 | 9,934 |
| Part Time | 1,664 | 1,698 | 1,762 | 1,845 | 1,858 | 1,883 | 1,952 | 2,072 |
| Whole Time Equivalent | 9,340·8 | 9,546·6 | 9,879·5 | 10,104·0 | 10,355·2 | 10,514·2 | 10,755·3 | 10,927·1 |
| 1 In 1979 the WTE calculation for part·time nurses was based on a 40 hour week; from 1980 it is based on a 37½ hour week. | ||||||||
| 2 Includes: Scientific and PAM, Technical, Works, and Pharmacists and Opticians. | ||||||||