HC Deb 05 February 1990 vol 166 c498W
Mr. Hayward

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will identify the number of doctors and nurses employed in Scotland(a) now and (b) in June 1979.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information requested is shown in the table:

1979 1989
Doctors 9,839 1 10,833
Nurses 66,339 2 75,213
1 As at 30 September 1988.
2 Provisional, as at 30 September 1989.

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