Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) other staff were employed at WestSuffolk Hospital in each of the last five years. [104810]Mr. Lammy: The information is shown in the table.NHS Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services (HCHS): Medical and dental staff and non-medical staff withinwest Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust as at 30 September each yearNumbers (headcount)_________________________________________________________________________________________________.1997 1998 1999 2000 2001All HCHS staff within West 2,084 1,996 2,237 2,310 2,479Suffolk Hospital NHS TrustOf whichAll medical and dental 173 183 177 206 208staffAll non-medical staff 1,911 1,813 2,060 2,104 2,271Of whichAll qualified nursing, 688 612 719 728 832midwifery and healthvisiting staffAll other non-medical staff 1,223 1,201 1,341 1,376 1,439_________________________________________________________________________________________________.Source: Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census