§ Mr. Hastingsasked the Minister of Health how many assistant nurses are now State enrolled; how many are in training;and how these figures compare with those for last year and the year before.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe following is the information:
— Number of Enrolled Assistant Nurses Number of Pupil Assistant Nurses in training At 31st December, 1953 39,737 4,111 At 31st December, 1952 38,016 3,588 At 31st December,1951 36,371 2,948