HC Deb 17 April 2000 vol 348 c326W
Mr. Hesford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many trainee biomedical scientists there are in the NHS. [118588]

Mr. Denham

Trainee biomedical scientists are graduates. The length of their vocational training varies depending on the entry route and the ability of the individual. Accurate figures for the number of trainee biomedical scientists employed by the National Health Service are not available as the information is not collected centrally.