§ Mr. Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many trained chiropodists are employed by each local authority; how many trained and untrained chiropodists, respectively, are employed on an agency basis within the areas of each authority; and what number of full-time chiropodists each of these figures represent per 1,000 population over 65 years of age.
§ Sir George YoungInformation should be available shortly and I shall circulate it in theOfficial Report.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many schools of chiropody are currently in operation in Great Britain.
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§ Sir George YoungNine are recognised by the chiropodists' board of the council for the professions supplementary to medicine.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many students graduated from chiropody schools in 1978.
§ Sir George Young207.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, what are his plans for training chiropodists in the next five years.
§ Sir George YoungThe number of training places in chiropody is still below the level which I would regard as desirable. This Department is exploring with the Department of Education and Science and others with a direct professional interest the possibilities of increasing the output of newly qualified chiropodists over the next five years.