§ Rev. William McCreaasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nurses were under training in Northern Ireland during each of the previous five years; and how many trainee nurses were citizens of the Irish Republic.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe information is as follows:
Nurses in Training 1978–79 3,709 (318) 1979–80 3,968 (448) 1980–81 4,092 (525) 1981–82 4,198 (471) 1982–83 4,213 (315) The figures in brackets show the number from the Republic of Ireland.