Written question asked by Paul Beresford (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 April 2005. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 April 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial assistance has been offered to those primary care trusts who have received Polish dentists to help cover the costs of relocation packages, the eight-week training programme and any necessary additional training.

Answer: Sir Paul Beresford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what financial assistance has been offered to those primary care trusts who have received Polish dentists to help cover the costs of relocation packages, the eight-week training programme and any necessary additional training. [223970] Ms Rosie Winterton: [holding answer 4 March 2005]: Primary care trusts are required to provide financial support, as part of the Department's central recruitment initiative to dentists from Poland, to cover the cost of relocation to England. The eight-week training programme for Polish dentists is covered in the cost of the contract with Methods, and is therefore met by the Department. £20,000 was made available by the Department to each post graduate dental deanery to provide an induction programme for Polish and other dentists following their arrival in England.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1437W;432 c1432-3W; 223970
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Dental services Costs Finance Recruitment Location Poland Migrant workers Training
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk