HC Deb 05 May 1988 vol 132 cc538-9W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list for each year since 1981 the number of whole-time equivalent qualified nurses working in Wales in(a) hospital maternity units and (b) special care baby units;

(2) if he will list for each year since 1981 the number of whole-time equivalent qualified midwives working in Wales (a) in hospital maternity units, (b) in special care baby units, (c) in education and (d) as community midwives.

Mr. Grist

[holding answer 26 April 1988]: Information taken primarily from the NHS payroll is not sufficiently detailed to distinguish reliably between the occupational categories of nurses and midwives requested.