HC Deb 25 June 2002 vol 387 cc858-9W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received from foreign Governments about recruitment for the NHS of(a) nurses and (b) doctors in their countries; and if he will place copies in the Library. [58034]

Mr. Hutton

[holding answer 21 June 2002]: In the past year we have received representations from the following countries concerning recruitment to the national health service:

  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
  • China
  • Czech Republic
  • Egypt
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan.

It is not our policy to publish the contents of written representations received from foreign Governments.