§ 33. Sir David Price askasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is his policy to recruit qualified State registered nurses for the Armed Forces, or to train all the nurses required internally; and what is the present state of recruitment.
§ Mr. WigginThe Ministry of Defence both recruits qualified State registered nurses for the Armed Forces and trains nurses for the SRN qualification. During the current recruiting year we plan to recruit 127 qualified SRNs and 92 student nurses.