HC Deb 25 March 1994 vol 240 c459W
Sir Fergus Montgomery

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when he will announce the membership of the Arts Council of England.

Mr. Brooke

In December I announced that Lord Gowrie would be the first chairman of the Arts Council of England. I have today appointed the following to the council:

  • Professor Christopher Frayling
  • Maggie Guillebaud
  • Peter Gummer
  • Sir Ernest Hall
  • Thelma Holt
  • Michael Holroyd
  • Clive Priestley
  • Stella Robinson
  • Prudence Skene
  • Robert Southgate

Announcements on the remaining members will be made in due course. I have also written to Lord Gowrie setting out the main tasks and objectives for the chairman and council, and a copy of that letter has been placed in the Library.

Whole time equivalent 1989 1990 1991 1992
per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent.
Total nursing and midwifery staff plus project 2000 398,050 100.0 398,360 100.0 402,700 100.0 397,080 100.0
Qualified nursing and midwifery staff 242,190 60.8 242,340 60.8 243,250 60.4 246,570 62.1
Unqualified nursing and midwifery staff 90,880 22.8 90,450 22.7 90,550 22.5 90,850 22.9
Learners 63,310 15.9 58,840 14.8 47,340 11.8 34,740 8.7
Others 1,680 0.4 3,730 0.9 11,050 2.7 6,630 1.7
Project 2000 — — 3,000 0.8 10,500 2.6 18,300 4.6

The number of qualified staff has gone up both as an absolute figure and as a proportion of the overall NHS work force.