HC Deb 14 July 1988 vol 137 c349W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nurses have entered into mental handicap training for each of the past five years in each region in Scotland.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Information is not held centrally in the form requested. The information readily available relates to Scotland as a whole and is given in the table. I shall write further to the hon. Member when figures for each health board are available.

Entrants to mental handicap nursing training
Number
1983–84 148
1984–85 192
1985–86 178
1986–87 155
1987–88 194

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