Community Nurses

Mrs. Beckett
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish a breakdown by region of the health visitors, district nurses and school nurses by each income band for September 1993 and the latest date for which information is available. [33251]

Mr. Sackville
This information is not available centrally.

Mrs. Beckett
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish a breakdown by region of the population numbers per health visitor on September 1992 and September 1993 and for the latest date for which information is available; and what is the number of health visitors (a) per under five and (b) per over 65 years in each region. [33253]

Mr. Sackville
The available information will be placed in the Library.

Mrs. Beckett
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community nurses were employed by each health authority and, where relevant, by each trust within London in each year since 1987. [33252]

Mr. Bowis
This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.