HC Deb 03 November 2003 vol 412 c530W
Annabelle Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time staff were employed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in each year since 2000; how many of these staff were deployed in processing(a) European applications and (b) other applications; how many applications were received in each year since 2000; what the average length of time was for dealing with applications received in each year since 2000; and how many applications received in each year since 2000 were not dealt with within this average length of time. [132886]

Mr. Hutton

The Department does not collect this information. The Nursing and Midwifery Council is responsible for publishing information about its performance.

Annabelle Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide a breakdown by country of the applications(a) received and (b) rejected by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in each year since 2000. [132889]

Mr. Hutton

The Department does not collect this information. The Nursing and Midwifery Council is responsible for publishing information about its performance on applications it has received for registration and its decisions on those applications.