§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing both the actual number and the whole-time equivalent number of nurses employed in each pay grade.
§ Mr. NewtonThe table shows the information requested for selected pay grades of nursing and midwifery staff employed in England at 30 September 1986:
Numbers and whole-lime equivalents of nursing and midwifery staff employed1 in selected pay grades at 30 September 1986: England Numbers2 Whole-time equivalents2 Regional nursing officer 10 10 District nursing officer 150 150 Director of nursing services 920 920 Senior nurse 6 (clinical managerial) 940 930 Senior nurse 8 (clinical managerial) 3,780 3,760 Health visitor 10,240 9,070 Nursing sister II 65,770 61,820 Staff nurse/senior enrolled nurse 109,440 86,340 Enrolled nurse 86,530 71,520 Nursing auxiliary 114,840 89,930 Students 48,130 48,100 Pupils 10,250 10,230 Director of nurse education I 30 30 Senior nurse (education) 4 420 420 Tutor 2,460 2,390
Social security appeals in Great Britain—1980–86 Number of appeals heard and decided Appeals at which claimant was represented (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Year Successful Unsuccessful Total Successful as percentage of column (1) Unsuccessful as percentage of column (2) 1980 10,914 38,441 49,355 44.9 20.4 1981 8,862 41,002 49,864 49.7 22.2 1982 10,195 45,889 56,084 48.7 22.5 1983 11,828 48,739 60,567 48.8 22.7 1984 (first quarter) 3,314 13,557 16,871 46.2 20.4 1984 (April to December) 15,745 58,797 74,542 44.1 16.7 1985 26,689 87,861 114,550 43.8 16.0 1986 31,675 94,163 125,838 41.2 15.1 Notes:
Figures for period 1980 to 1984 (first quarter) relate to supplementary benefit only.
Figures for period 1984 (April to December) to 1986 relate to all social security benefits.