HC Deb 23 January 1985 vol 71 c465W
Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the number of recruits to district nurse training courses for each of the last five years.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The numbers of recruits to district nurse training who have entered for the qualifying examination in England in each of the last five years are as follows:

Number
1980 1,288
1981 1,486
1982 878
1983 885
1984 887