§ 47. Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses there were(a) in 1979 and (b) in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MellorThe number of nursing and midwifery staff (including agency staff) employed in the NHS in England at 30 September 1979 and 1987 were 358,400 and 404,000 whole-time equivalents respectively.