§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of nursing staff employed(a) at 31 March 1989 and (b) at 31 March 1983 in national 87W health service hospitals, homes and clinics in Wales; what were the corresponding whole-time equivalents; and how many of them had nursing qualifications.
§ Mr. GristThe available information which relates to total nursing and midwifery staff, employed by the NHS, and in post as at 30 September is given in the table:
1983 1989 Numbers 30,328 33,236 Whole-time equivalents 25,981 28,037 Numbers with qualifications1 18,056 19,533 1 State enrolled and state registered.