§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many home helps and(b) district nurses per 1,000 people over the age of 65 there are; and what are the equivalent figures for other European countries.
§ Mr. RichardsAt 30 September 1993 there were 8.6 whole-time equivalent home helps—including home care organisers and family aides—per 1,000 people aged 65 and over in Wales. Reliable estimates of the numbers of nursing staff employed in specific occupational groups, such as district nursing, and information on equivalent figures for other European countries for these two groups of staff are not available centrally.