HC Deb 16 June 1999 vol 333 c186W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) doctors and (b) nurses there were in the Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust Area on 31 March (i) 1997 and (ii) 1999; and what was the capital spending in the Trust area in (1) 1996–97 and (2) 1998–99. [87045]

Mr. Denham

The information requested is shown in the table.

Year Doctors Nurses Capital spend (£ million)
1997 1240 11,310 12.0
1999 2 2 7.3
1 Data are for 30 September 1997 as the census is taken each year at 30 September. Data for following years are unavailable because they have not yet been published, or, in the case of 1999, not yet collected.
2 No data available.