HC Deb 14 March 2002 vol 381 cc1248-50W
Mr. Hopkins

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cleaners were employed by the NHS in each of the past 20 years. [40644]

Ms Blears

[holding answer 13 March 2002]: The information requested is not available. The statistics collected in this area by the Department relate to all ancillary staffs and it is not possible to distinguish the numbers of cleaning staff.