§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses in England and Wales were recruited from(a) the Irish Republic and (b) Northern Ireland in each of the past five years. [12608]
§ Mr. MilburnThe information requested is not collected centrally. I refer my hon. Friend to the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for statistics about nurses registered to practice in England and Wales.