§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the most recent information available to him about the qualified nursing staff levels working on the wards at the hospitals in the constituency of the hon. Member for St. Helens, which includes the Rainhill Psychiatric Hospital and other hospitals in the St. Helens area; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe equivalent of 1,852 nursing staff are employed, of these 853 are qualified.