HC Deb 23 February 1994 vol 238 cc251-2W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number of(a) whole-time equivalent registered nurses, (b) whole-time equivalent unregistered nurses and (c) whole-time equivalent nurses in training in England for each year from 1988 onwards.

Mr. Sackville

[holding answer 14 February 1994]: The information available is shown in the table. The definition of registered is both registered and enrolled nurses and midwives in hospitals and the community. This gives all qualified nurses, includes senior nurses, but excludes those nurses who have transferred to senior management terms and who cannot be identified separately from other senior managers.

The bridge is included in the draft revised list for South Wight and, on 20 January, the Isle of Wight joint planning technical unit, which has a copy of the draft list, drew my Department's attention to a planning application for the demolition and rebuilding of the bridge. The unit requested an immediate decision on whether or not the bridge was to be listed.

The effect of listing is that listed building consent is now required, in addition to planning permission, before the bridge can be altered or demolished. An application for listed building consent is at present being considered by the Department of the Environment.