HC Deb 10 March 2004 vol 418 cc1600-1W
Miss McIntosh

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a)doctors, (b)dentists and (c)nurses from the EU accession countries he expects to come to work in the UK after 1 May. [159202]

Mr. Hutton

The Department has made no such estimate. Decisions on whether to offer employment to doctors, dentists and nurses from the accession countries are matters for local national health service employers.