§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of nursing posts filled in Wales in each year from 1986 to 1990.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettInformation on the whole time equivalent (wte) number of nursing and midwifery staff in Wales is given in the following table:
wte1 1986 27,187 1987 27,764 1988 27,920 1989 28,037 1990 28,093 1 At 30 September. The increase of 906 in the number of nurses in the Welsh NHS in just four years is an indication of the Government's commitment to improving the NHS.