§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students commenced training as initial entrants by means of(a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study in each of the last five years; [8287]
233W(2) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students who commenced training as initial entrants by means of (a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study gave up their training in (i) the first year, (ii) the second year and (iii) the third year in each of the last five years; [8288]
(3) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students who commenced training as initial entrants by means of (a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study gave up their courses for each year of training in each of the last five years; [8289]
(4) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students who commenced training as initial entrants by means of (a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study (i) qualified and (ii) registered with the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting in each of the last five years. [8290]
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how he intends to estimate demand for nurses from the non-NHS sector; and how this information will be used to regulate the supply of nursing students. [8294]
§ Mr. HoramWork force planning will continue to be undertaken by local employers. National health service employers together with health authorities will join together with other providers of healthcare to estimate demand for nurses. These estimates will be translated on to contracts for training places. The NHS Executive headquarters will maintain a national overview.