§ Mr. MoateTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the figures for the number of doctors, dentists, nurses and midwives in the South East Thames region, and separately, in the Medway health district, 1979–80, 1982–83 and 1988–89.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe available information is shown in the table. Our census data are collected every year at 30 September. Therefore, figures in the table relate to staff in post at 30 September for the years 1979, 1982 and 1988.