§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists joined the dentists' register in each of the last five years from individual EC countries, and from non-EC countries.
§ Mr. FreemanInformation provided by the General Dental Council shows that in the last five years the number of new registrations was as follows:
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 EC Countries Belgium — — 1 1 1 Denmark 8 5 4 7 5 764W
1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 Nurses/Midwives1 Average gross weekly earnings (£) 140 154 173 203 218 Constant prices2 (£) 140 150 162 181 180
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 France 3 1 4 1 3 Germany 2 4 2 3 3 Greece 2 5 5 9 11 Irish Republic 58 62 69 52 50 Italy — — — — — Luxembourg — — — — — Netherlands 5 8 12 22 30 Portugal — — 1 — — Spain — — — — — United Kingdom 857 852 904 853 783 Non-EC Countries 168 99 81 90 161