§ Mr. KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has issued any guidance to employment agencies which supply unqualified nursing staff for private clients, on the assessment of client needs and general good practice.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe licensing and control of employment agencies that supply unqualified nursing staff is a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Employment.
§ Mr. KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he has any plans to amend the Nursing Agencies Act 1957 to bring the provision of unqualified nursing staff under the terms of the Act.
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