§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report, for each year over the last five up to the latest year for which figures are available (a) the number of school nurses employed, given as total, whole-time, part-time, and whole-time equivalent, (b) the establishment figure for school nurses and (c) the number of vacant posts.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe number of school nurses employed by health boards in Scotland and in post at 30 September in each of the last five years is as follows. Information about funded establishments and vacant posts is not held centrally.
1983 1984 1985 1986 11987 Whole time 129.0 118.0 117.0 120.0 116.0 Part time 162.0 167.0 179.0 189.0 189.0 Whole time equivalent 234.9 227.4 234.5 245.9 240.7 1 Provisional figure.