HC Deb 19 December 2003 vol 416 c208W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each(a) strategic health authority and (b) primary care trust the number of school nurses in each year since 1996. [144787]

Mr. Hutton

The information requested is not collected centrally.

Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each(a) strategic health authority and (b) primary care trust the three month vacancy figures for school nurses in each year since 1996. [144788]

Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many school nurses are employed in each primary care trust. [145022]

Mr. Hutton

To date, information on the three month vacancy rate and the number of school nurses has not been collected centrally.

This information will be available in the future. The September 2003 census and the March 2004 Vacancy Survey will include data on school nurses.