§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many chiropodists are on the register maintained by the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine; what was the number of chiropodists recorded in the 1981 census; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThere are at present 5,617 chiropodists on the state register; this includes part-timers 583W and an unknown number of non-practising chiropodists. The 1981 census recorded 5,920 people who claimed chiropody to be their main profession. It is not possible to make any useful comparison between these figures because of their different bases.