HC Deb 13 February 1968 vol 758 c296W
33. Mrs. Knight

asked the Minister of Health what was the total number of home helps employed by local health authorities at the latest available date; and what estimate he has made of the shortage of home helps in England and Wales as a whole.

Mr. Snow:

Thirty thousand, two hundred arid forty-four (in whole-time equivalents) in England and Wales at 30th September, 1966. On the second part of the hon. Member's Question I would refer her to my right hon. Friend's reply on 5th February to the hon. Member for Farnham (Mr. Maurice Macmillan).—[Vol. 758, c.15.]