To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate she has made of the number of qualified nurses residing in England who are unemployed; (79635)

This information is not collected centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether nurses trained and qualified within the UK are recruited ahead of foreign nationals. (79640)

Recruitment is a local matter for national health service trusts. Trusts will normally recruit to vacancies from within the local labour market. Where trusts are unable to find appropriately qualified and experienced staff, for example in certain clinical specialisms, they may decide to undertake international recruitment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses entered full-time employment within the NHS within one year of being qualified in each year since 1997. (79654)

This information is not collected centrally.