§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out the(a) Health Professional Council registration fees for radiographers for each of the last three years and (b) proposed registration fees for the next two years. [76820]
§ Mr. HuttonRadiographers and other health professions regulated by the Health Professions Council (HPC) are subject to independent self-regulation, which is self-financing. Since 1990 the registration fee has only increased by £10. For the last three years it has remained at the level of £22.
The HPC's role has expanded substantially since it succeeded the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (CPSM) and the HPC has recently consulted on proposals for the new register. This included the level of fees, which it proposes to set at between £65–£85 per year, payable on a two yearly basis, commencing April 2003.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) radiographers and (b) vacant posts for radiographers there were in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) health authority and (ii) region. [76656]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested has been placed in the Library.between September 1997 and September 2001, the number of diagnostic radiographers has increased by 800 from 10,360 to 11,160 and the number of therapeutic radiographers has increased by 130 from 1,410 to 1,540.