Dan Poulter corrected the Commons record on Nurses: Recruitment
Dan Poulter made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 14 October 2014. The figure 18,009 in the original became 17,568 in the correction, lower by 441. Altogether 9 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many training posts for nurses were commissioned in England in each of the last five years. Letter of correction from Dr Poulter: An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Ashfield (Gloria De Piero) on 7 May 2014. The full answer given was as follows:
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| The following table shows the number of new pre-registration nursing places that were filled in the last five years. The table includes the students enrolled on the degree and diploma courses. Nursing total 2009-10 | 20,829 2010-11 | 20,092 2011-12 | 17,741 2012-13 | 17,219 2013-14 | Source: Multi professional education and training budget monitoring returns. | The following table shows the number of new pre-registration nursing places that were filled in the last five years. The table includes the students enrolled on the degree and diploma courses. Nursing total | Number 2009-10 | 20,829 2010-11 | 20,092 2011-12 | 17,741 2012-13 | 17,219 2013-14 | 17,568 Source: Multi professional education and training budget monitoring returns. | |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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