§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Minister of Health what ratios of trained nursing staff to patients he requires in hospitals administered under the National Health Service in acute, geriatric and paediatric wards, respectively.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThere are at present no national staffing ratios for nurses in particular types of wards.
GRANTS £ million 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 Electronics Industry — — — * * Aircraft Industry 2.5 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.4 Shipbuilding Industry 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 Engineering Industry 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 Chemical Industry 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Motor Industry 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 3.3 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.0 * Less than £50,000.
LOANS £ million 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 Electronics Industry — — — — — Aircraft Industry — — — 4.2 3.5 Shipbuild ing Industry — — 1.0 -0.1 3.5 Engineering Industry — — — — — Chemical Industry — — — — — Motor Industry — — — — — — — 1.0 4.1 7.0