§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will state, for each year since 1978, the number of nurses employed in National Health Service hospitals in Scotland.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested, in the form of whole-time equivalents as at 30 September, is set out in the table. The numbers include those who are qualified, in training and unqualified.
Year Number of Nurses 1978 49,449.0 1979 50,801.4 1980 53,251.4 1981 55,708.0 1982 56,353.1 1983 56,675.5 1984 56,336.0 1985 *56,470.1 * Provisional