To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many specialist allergy doctors have been employed by the NHS in each of the last five years; and how many are expected to be employed in each of the next five years. (241764)

The number of doctors working in the allergy speciality in each of the last five years is given in the following table.

Work force planning is the responsibility of local national health service organisations who are best placed to ensure that the workforce is available to meet the needs of their local community.