§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many student nurses(a) commenced and (b) completed training in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [165791]
§ Angela SmithThe information requested is provided in the following tables.
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Numbers who commenced training in each of the last 10 years Year 1 April-31 March Number commencing training 1994–95 663 1995–96 733 1996–97 711 1997–98 749 1998/99 617 1999–2000 562 2000–01 614 2001–02 856 2002–03 770 2003–04 864 Note: 2004 figure includes 30 Open University students.
Number of students who became eligible for First Level Registration
Year 1 April–31 March Number 1994–95 779 1995–96 827 1996–97 626 1997–98 716 1998–99 599 1999–2000 612 2000–01 508 2001–02 454 2002–03 449 2003–04 490