§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health authorities have directly funded the training costs for care workers employed by(a) local authorities and (b) independent providers to National Vocational Qualification level II. [45628]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 26 March 2002]: Central national health service budgets for the education and training of healthcare staff do not fund the training costs of employees of local authorities or independent providers.