§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many non-EEA nurses have been given work permits for UK hospitals in each of the last five years; and how many of these are(a) for one year only and (b) for longer than one year. [66053]
350W
§ Ms HodgeThe specific information requested is not available as work permit records do not identify the type of employer. The numbers of non-EEA nurses for whom work permits were issued in the last five years were as follows:
Year 12 months or less More than 12 months 1994 88 413 1995 74 573 1996 148 759 1997 363 475 1998 583 636