HC Deb 09 July 1968 vol 768 cc41-2W
Mr. Jopling

asked the Minister of Health how many agencies for the supply of nurses are registered under the Nurses Agencies Act, 1957; which local authori- ties have registered these agencies; and what are the appropriate numbers in each case.

Mr. K. Robinson

One hundred and ten at the beginning of 1968. The analysis by local authority is as follows:

Licensing Authority Number of Agencies Agencies
County Councils:
Bedfordshire 1
Buckinghamshire 1
Cheshire 3
Devon 2
East Sussex 2
Hampshire 2
Hertfordshire 1
Kent 1
Lancashire 1
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 1
Somerset 1
Surrey 6
Warwickshire 4
West Sussex 3
Summary: 15 County Councils—30 agencies
County Borough Councils:
Birmingham 1
Blackpool 1
Bournemouth 5
Brighton 1
Bristol 1
Canterbury 1
Eastbourne 1
Gloucester 1
Hastings 1
Ipswich 1
Leeds 1
Leicester 2
Liverpool 1
Manchester 1
Nottingham 2
Sheffield 2
Southampton 2
Southport 2
Stockport 1
Summary: 19 County Boroughs—28 agencies
London Borough Councils:
Bromley 1
Camden 4
Enfield 1
Greenwich 1
Hackney 1
Hammersmith 1
Harrow 1
Islington 1
Kensington and Chelsea 5
Kingston-upon-Thames 2
Lambeth 1
Newham 2
Waltham Forest 1
Wandsworth 1
Westminster 29
Summary: 15 London Boroughs—52 agencies

Note: Agency branches in separate licensing authority areas have been counted as separate agencies.

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