§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many agency nurses were employed in the NHS in December 2000; and what the total cost of that employment was. [147242]
§ Mr. DenhamInformation about the number of agency nurses is not collected centrally. Information on the annual costs of employing agency nurses is collected centrally after the end of each financial year. Information on the cost of employing agency nurses during individual months of the year is not collected centrally.