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Written question asked by Anthony Steen (Conservative) on Monday, 21 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, how many dentists have been recruited via his Department's International Recruitment Scheme since the beginning of 2004; how many are working in the South West; how long each has been at work and where; and whether each (a) recruit from an EU member state and (b) partner of such a recruit is eligible for state benefits, with particular reference to maternity benefits.
Answer

Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists have been recruited via his Department's International Recruitment Scheme since the beginning of 2004; how many are working in the south-west; how long each has been at work and where; and whether each (a) recruit from an EU member state and (b) partner of such a recruit is eligible for state benefits, with particular reference to maternity benefits. [223841] Ms Rosie Winterton: [holding answer 24 March 2005]: 69 dentists have been recruited from Poland via the Department's international recruitment scheme. 17 of these have been working in Devon or Cornwall since January 2005. They are located in Camborne, Liskeard, Paignton, Exeter (all two each) and Falmouth, Cullompton, Exmouth, Seaton, St. Budeaux, South Brent, Constantine, Plymouth, Torquay (all one each). Dentists are eligible for maternity, paternity and adoptive leave payments as part of the general dentists service (GDS) system of remuneration. This includes dentists from European Union member states if they satisfy the conditions of maternity pay in the GDS. There are two maternity benefits in the United Kingdom: statutory maternity pay (SMP) from a woman's employer or maternity allowance from the state. A woman from a country that is a member of the EU may receive statutory maternity pay from her employer if she satisfies the qualifying conditions. Further details are available at: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/dwp/2003/gl28 dec.pdf and at: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/dwp/2004/bc1 oct04.pdf If she is not eligible for SMP, she may be eligible for maternity allowance if she has worked in the United Kingdom for at least a week earning 30 a week, and is able to use her work or insurance record in another EU state to help her qualify.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
432 c1438-9W;432 c1434W; 223841
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Staff Dental services EU countries Eligibility Recruitment Poland Social security benefits Maternity benefits Migrant workers South West
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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