HC Deb 24 June 1997 vol 296 c505W
Mr. Fearn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many practitioners of (i) alternative and (ii) complementary medicine(a) are registered in England currently, (b) were registered in 1992 and (c) were registered in 1987. [4596]

Ms Jowell

The information requested is not available. Some complementary and alternative medicine organisations maintain, on a voluntary basis, a register of their membership. It is not necessary for a practitioner to register with any organisation in order to practise.

When the Osteopaths Act 1993 and Chiropractors Act 1994 are fully implemented, statutory registers will exist for these two professions.

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