§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of health visitors in each of the next four years. [56176]
§ Mr. MilburnEstimates of numbers of health visitors to be employed are not drawn up centrally. Workforce planning and the commissioning of training places for health visitors is employer led; local workforce plans are drawn up by education consortia which comprise trusts, health authorities and other healthcare providers.