To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 24 July, Official Report, column 729, how many of the doctors awaiting decisions on their applications for the certificate of completion of specialist training (a) are at present working in the NHS, (b) have previously worked in the NHS, (c) were trained at UK medical schools, (d) are at present employed as consultants in the NHS and (e) have waited more than three months for accreditation. [11711]

The Specialist Training Authority currently has no outstanding applications from doctors who have been recommended for the award of a certificate of completion of specialist training by the medical royal colleges. Information on the status of applicants is a matter for the STA and is not held centrally.