HC Deb 11 March 1970 vol 797 c343W
Mr. Cordle

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate he has made of the total amount spent on advertising to recruit nurses in each of the last five years.

Mr. Crossman

Information is not available on expenditure for this purpose by hospital authorities. Expenditure by my Department on nursing publicity in the last five years was as follows:

1964–65 9,390
1965–66 92,460
1966–67 148,380
1967–68 170,900
1968–69 180,350