§ Mrs Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many nurses and midwives were registered unemployed at the most recent date for which figures are available; and how many were unemployed at the same date for each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives, at September each year from 1973, the numbers of unemployed people registered at jobcentres in the United Kingdom for employment as state registered nurses, state enrolled nurses or state certified midwives.
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September Number 1973 1,117 1974 1,127 1975 1,944 1976 3,826 1977 5,110 1978 4,870 1979 4,523 1980 5,104 1981 6,679 1982 8,831
§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will reinstate the collection of figures on the numbers of nurses registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. AlisonInformation about occupation is not available in the unemployment benefit offices records on which the unemployment count is now based. There are no plans at present for the recording of details on occupation as it is not required for benefit purposes and it would be costly.