§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent on nurse training in Scotland in each of the last 10 years; and how much has been spent by each of the health boards on nurse training in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested is as follows:
Annual expenditure Colleges of nursing and midwifery etc. Health boards Year £ million £ million 1977–78 4.4 — 1978–79 4.8 — 1979–80 5.8 — 1980–81 7.7 — 1981–82 8.4 — 1982–83 9.7 — 1983–84 10.6 36.5 1984–85 11.5 39.2 1985–86 12.7 38.1 1986–87 15.7 38.3 The first column includes the salaries, national insurance and superannuation costs of nurse teachers and
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£ million at 1987–88 prices1 Trunk road Local road Financial year Construction Maintenance2 Construction Maintenance 1980–81 72.7 17.8 108.1 168.4 1981–82 74.1 30.6 126.5 166.2 1982–83 85.3 28.5 130.6 167.7 1983–84 74.2 34.7 128.0 170.2 1984–85 86.4 29.9 122.9 163.2 1985–86 87.4 30.9 133.5 155.8 1986–87 81.2 36.1 128.6 156.1 1987–883 89.5 39.2 4128 5 5165.5 1988–896 7 7 7 7 1990–916 7 7 7 7 1 Figures for trunk roads revalued to constant 1987–88 prices using the roads output price index which is specifically designed for trunk road construction work. Figures for local roads have been revalued using GDP deflators. 2 Includes structural, routine and winter maintenance. 3 Estimate. 4 Baseline provision. 5 Local authority budget estimates of expenditure. 6 Forecast. 7 To be announced later this year. support staff at colleges of nursing and midwifery, including midwifery teachers in 1986–87 and the costs of the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland and its predecessors. The second column includes learners' national insurance, superannuation and salary costs, but makes no allowance for the service contribution made by learners during training, which varies according to the course and the particular college of nursing. Figures for expenditure on learners' remuneration for years prior to 1983–84 are not directly available, and figures for individual health boards are not held centrally.