§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing students took up places in each region in England in each year since 1990; and if she will make a statement on the likely level for 1994–95 assuming both volume and percentage changes.
Entrants to pre-registration nurse training by geographical area Year ending 31 March 1992 Year ending 31 March 1993 Region Year ending 31 March 1991 Registered nurse training total Registered nurse training total Percentage change 1990–91 to 1991–92 Registered nurse training total Percentage change 1991–92 to 1992–93 Northern 1,262 1,268 +0.5 1,405 +10.8 Yorkshire 1,589 1,838 +15.7 1,775 -3.4 Trent 1,999 1,832 -8.3 2,649 +44.6 East Anglia 673 786 +16.8 643 -18.2 North West Thames 1,512 1,884 +24.6 1,652 -12.3 North East Thames 2,247 2,815 +24.7 2,562 -9.0 South East Thames 1,800 1,754 -2.9 1,811 +3.3 South West Thames 1,175 1,237 +5.2 1,095 -11.5 Wessex 1,201 1,382 +15.1 1,406 +1.7 Oxford 582 967 +64.2 990 +2.4 South western 1,168 1,330 +13.4 1,335 +0.4 West Midlands 2,216 2,261 +2.0 2,298 +1.6 Mersey 1,061 1,213 +14.4 1,323 +9.1 North Western 1,697 2,224 +31.5 1,989 -10.6 TOTAL 20,368 22,838 +12.9 22,943 +0.6