HL Deb 10 March 2003 vol 645 c158WA
Lord Ouseley

asked Her Majesty's Government :

How many minority ethnic nurses apply for jobs in the National Health Service but fail to make shortlists; and what are the reasons therefor. [HL1907]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

This information is not held centrally. National Health Service organisations are individual employers and as such will need to comply with all legislation regarding recruitment practice.

NHS organisations will keep records of individual interviews and the reasons why applicants were unsuccessful but this information would not be routinely supplied to the Department of Health.