Written question asked by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 December 2004. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Monday, 20 December 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists he expects to recruit from (a) Poland, (b) Germany, (c) Denmark and (d) Spain in 2004-05. - Inc figures.

Answer: Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists he expects to recruit from (a) Poland, (b) Germany, (c) Denmark and (d) Spain in 2004-05. [202276] Ms Rosie Winterton: The Department intends to recruit approximately 230 dentists from its recruitment in Poland. No firm estimates have yet been made of recruitment from Germany, Spain and Denmark. In addition, some primary care trusts carry out recruitment activity themselves.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 202276; 428 c1470W;428 c1467W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Dental services Germany Recruitment Poland Migrant workers Spain Denmark
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk