§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how the number of graduates from the 122W state approved schools of chiropody compares with the target figures listed in the answers of 23 May 1980, Official Report, column 464, and 3 June 1980, Official Report, column 621.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe answers to which my hon. Friend refers looked forward to a target increase of 50 per cent. over the 1978 output level. This was reached in 1983 when the United Kingdom output of chiropody students was 52 per cent. higher than in 1978.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many students graduated from each of the state approved schools of chiropody in 1982 and 1983.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe number of students who graduated from each school was as follows:
1982 1983 ENGLAND Chelsea School of Chiropody 44 51 London Foot Hospital 24 26 Birmingham School of Chiropody 23 25 School of Chiropody, Dunham 16 19 School of Chiropody, Huddersfield 15 16 School of Chiropody, Plymouth — 15 Northern College of Chiropody 61 66 The Sussex School of Chiropody — — SCOTLAND Edinburgh Foot Clinic and School of Chiropody 15 18 Glasgow School of Chiropody 40 34 WALES Cardiff School of Chiropody 27 25 NORTHERN IRELAND School of Chiropody, Belfast 11 19 Total 276 314 The first intake of the Plymouth school took its final examination in 1983 and that of the Sussex School in 1984.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the average numbers of patients awaiting chiropody treatment through the National Health Service in each of the last four years; and what was the average time of waiting in each of those years.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeWe do not collect this information centrally. However, we know that the number of patients treated by chiropodists through the National Health Service in England rose by about 11 per cent. between 1980 and 1983.