Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 December 2005. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 January 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Health Committee Evidence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the oral evidence from Mr. Andrew Foster to the Health Committee on 1 December 2005, HC 736-i, on public expenditure on health and personal social services 2005, what the figures on agency staff are which are referred to at Question 128.

Answer: The figures referred to in the question are the provisional 2004–05 trust financial returns which show that the percentage of total national health service pay bill spent on agency staff has decreased from 5.1 per cent, in 2003–04 to 4.2 per cent, in 2004–05. This is the lowest percentage level in six years.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 36480; 441 c725W
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Health Committee
Wednesday, 8 March 2006
Written questions
House of Commons; Public expenditure on health and personal social services 2005. Minutes of evidence 1 December 2005. (Printed in HC 736).
Thursday, 1 December 2005
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
Subjects: Agency nurses Expenditure NHS Pay Temporary employment
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk