HC Deb 13 July 1983 vol 45 c368W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many agency nurses are being employed by the National Health Service in England.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The latest information on agency nurses and midwives working in the National Health Service in England is for 30 September 1982 when there were about 3,000 in whole-time equivalent terms.