§ 29. Mr. BrandrethTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what changes there have been in the numbers of qualified nurses and midwives over the last decade; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table.
Notes:
- 1. All figures arc rounded to the nearest 10 whole-time equivalents.
- 2. Total may not equal sum of their component parts due to rounding.
- 3. All nursing and midwifery figures exclude agency staff.
- 4. (—) denotes the figure is unavailable.
§ Mr. SackvilleIt is not common practice to make public personal information of this kind. I shall write to the hon. Member with background information.