To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what is the nursing establishment of each of the military hospitals in the United Kingdom; and how many vacancies there are in the establishment, at what grades;(2) what is the total number of nurses employed in military hospitals in the United Kingdom and at what grades.
My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces will write to the hon. Member.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the names and locations of all military hospitals in the United Kingdom.
There are eight service hospitals in the United Kingdom which are located at:
Name
| Location
|
| Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar | Gosport, Hants |
| Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse | Plymouth |
| Cambridge Military Hospital | Aldershot, Hants. |
| Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital | Woolwich, London |
| Duchess of Kent Military Hospital | Catterick, Yorks. |
| The Princes of Wales (RAF) Hospital, Ely | Ely, Cambridgeshire |
| The Princess Mary's RAF Hospital, RAF Halton | Halton, Bucks. |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital, RAF Wroughton | Wroughton, Wilts. |
To ask the Secretary of Stale for Defence how many agency nurses have been employed in military hospitals in the last five years for which information is available; and what were the costs of doing so.
The information requested is not held centrally and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.