§ Mr. Galleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will set out the numbers of (a) midwives, (b) doctors and (c) nurses in the National Health Service in England and Wales in 1978 and at the latest date for which figures are available; and whether he will provide a similar breakdown for the numbers in the four Thames regional health authorities for the same years.
§ Mr. NewtonThe figures for Wales are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales. The other figures requested are shown in the following table. Figures for September 1985 are the latest available to this level of detail.