§ Mr. AllanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to publish annually the decisions of the Radiographers Board in relation to applications from foreign qualified radiographers to work as diagnostic radiographers in the UK, indicating the number who(a) apply by country, (b) are rejected by country, (c) appeal successfully and (d) after an adaptation period are accepted by the Board, stating the length of adaptation period. [131217]
§ Mr. DenhamI understand that decisions of the Radiographers Board relating to applications from radiographers qualified in other member states of the European Economic Area are provided biennially to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, together with decisions made by all other competent authorities in the member states. The combined figures for all member states are published biennially by the European Commission. The figures for 1997–98 were published on 1 May 2000 and are available from the European Commission Rue de la Loi 200, B, 1049, Brussels, Belgium under reference number MARKT/ D4/8550/2-EN. Information about applications from other foreign qualified radiographers is available from the Radiographers Board on request.
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§ Mr. TynanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons German-trained radiographers are not accepted by the Radiographers Board for work in the United Kingdom until they have completed a period of adaptation. [131218]
§ Mr. DenhamThis is a matter for the Radiographers Board of the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine. The Board may require applicants from member states of the European Economic Area to complete an adaptation period or take an aptitude test where the education and training they have received differs substantially from those required for registration in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. TynanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many radiographers qualified in Germany, who applied to the Radiographers Board for registration in the UK as diagnostic radiographers and have been rejected until they have completed a period of adaptation, have successfully appealed against the decision in the last three years. [131220]
§ Mr. DenhamThis is a matter for the Radiographers Board of the Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine, but I understand that there have been no successful appeals against a Board decision.
§ Mr. TynanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many radiographers who qualified in Germany and have applied for registration as a diagnostic radiographer to the Radiographers Board have been registered in each of the last three years. [131221]
§ Mr. DenhamThe Radiographers Board has informed me that in 1997 there were two applications from German-trained radiographers of whom one was registered and one was given a period of 12 months adaptation; in 1998, there were no applications; and in 1999 there was one application which resulted in a 12 month period of adaptation. Both have successfully completed the period of adaptation and have been registered.