§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses were in training for state registration in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe available information is shown in the table.
Pre-Registration in Training Population—England Years ended 31 March 1987–1993 Total Pre-registration 1st Level Registered: Total 2nd Level Registered: Total 1987 60,192 50,813 9,379 1988 58,042 50,167 7,875 1989 51,116 47,333 3,783 1990 51,628 49,608 2,020 1991 49,350 48,667 683 1992 51,760 51,679 81 1993 52,245 52,214 31 Source: English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.