HC Deb 19 April 2004 vol 420 cc285-6W
Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many student nurses(a) commenced and (b) completed training in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [165791]

Angela Smith

The information requested is provided in the following tables.

Numbers who commenced training in each of the last 10 years
Year 1 April-31 March Number commencing training
1994–95 663
1995–96 733
1996–97 711
1997–98 749
1998/99 617
1999–2000 562
2000–01 614
2001–02 856
2002–03 770
2003–04 864
Note:
2004 figure includes 30 Open University students.

Number of students who became eligible for First Level

Registration

Year 1 April–31 March Number
1994–95 779
1995–96 827
1996–97 626
1997–98 716
1998–99 599
1999–2000 612
2000–01 508
2001–02 454
2002–03 449
2003–04 490

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