§ Mr. MooreTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many nurses were recruited by each trust and how many nurses left each trust(a) through retirement, (b) to work for a nursing agency and (c) for other reasons in (i) 1995–96, (ii) 1996–97 and (iii) 1997–98. [39301]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsThe information is not held centrally. However, data on the number of qualified nurses recruited by each Trust and the overall number leaving each Trust in the years 1996–97 and 1997–98 are being collected but they will not be available until later in the year. I will write to the hon. Member when the data become available.