§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the vacancy(a) rates and (b) numbers for histopathology in (i) England and (ii) each region in each year since 1997. [147932]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department has collected vacancy data since 1999.
Information showing the three-month vacancy rates and numbers for histopathology in England by Government office region between March 2001 and March 2003 has been placed in the Library. The individual specialty of histopathology was not collected in the vacancy surveys in 1999 and 2000.