§ Mr. BaronTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether(a) midwives and (b) nurses from (i) Poland and (ii) other EU accession states will be able to work in the United Kingdom after accession. [156862]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 27 February 2004]: Relevantly qualified midwives and nurses from Poland and other EU accession states will be able to work in the United Kingdom after accession.
All nationals from Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania who find work in the UK will be required to apply to register with the Home Office under the new 'Worker Registration Scheme' as soon as they find work.