§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors from other EU countries have practised in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MaloneThe available information is shown in the table. Information relating to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Comparable information is not available for general practitioners.
Hospital and community health service medical staff from European Union countries (by countries of birth) other than UK who were practising in England as at 30 September 1989–1993 (whole time equivalents) Number 1989 1,830 1990 1,740 1991 1,870 1992 1,900 1993 2,010 Figures are rounded to nearest 10.