§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Health what approximate percentage of Britain's doctors and nurses, respectively, are immigrants; what is the approximate additional annual number of immigrant doctors and nurses, respectively, in recent years; and what is the approximate annual number of our doctors and nurses who emigrate.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonIn 1964, the latest year for which full information about doctors is available, approximately 18 per cent. of all fully and provisionally registered doctors in Great Britain were born outside the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. On the migration of doctors generally I would refer my hon. Friend to my answer of 24th July to my hon. Friend the Member for Wandsworth, Central (Dr. David Kerr).
At 31st December, 1966, 20,713, or approximately one quarter of those training as nurses and midwives in Great Britain were immigrants. The numbers at 31st December, 1965 and 1964 were 19,432 and 19,106, respectively. Information is not available for trained nurses or midwives or on the numbers who emigrate.—[Vol. 751, c. 17.]