§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many nurses there were in Welsh hospitals between 1990 and 1996; [14804]
(2) how many managers there were in Welsh hospitals between 1990 and 1996. [14829]
§ Mr. RichardsThe information is given in the table. The figures include all staff employed by NHS trusts, health authorities and the Welsh Health Common Services Authority as separate figures for staff in hospitals are not available centrally. A reliable split between nursing staff and midwifery staff is not available centrally, so the information given relates to all staff in the nursing and midwifery group excluding pre-registration learners. For managers, all staff paid on manager pay scales are included in the figures; a number of these staff have been reclassified as managers from within the administrative and clerical and other staff groups. Managers from all disciplines may be included.
Whole-time equivalent number of staff in post at 30 September Administrative and clerical staff Nursing and midwifery staff1 Total Of which managers 1990 25,017 8,185 436 1991 25,050 8,865 711 1992 25,555 9,498 893 1993 25,422 10,082 1,159 1994 25,220 9,905 1,292 1995 24,728 9,875 1,350 1 Excluding pre-registration learners.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the(a) monetary targets and (b) the actual return on capital for each NHS trust annually since its inception; and how much of the surplus was (i) retained by each NHS trust and (ii) returned to the Government. [14625]
§ Mr. RichardsThe information requested is contained in NHS trusts' annual financial reports, copies of which have been placed in the Library of the House.