To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of infections which were caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococcus in each of the last five years. (263439)

The information requested is not available but reporting of clinically-significant glycopeptide resistant enterococci bloodstream infection has been mandatory for national health service acute trusts in England since September 2003.

Glycopeptide resistant enterococci (GRE) include organisms that are resistant to either vancomycin or teicoplanin and the available data are shown as follows.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia have been recorded in each of the last five years. (263440)

The information requested is not collected.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the proportion of healthcare-acquired infections which were classified as surgical site infections in each of the last five years. (263441)

The information requested is not available.

A prevalence study, commissioned by the Department, carried out in 2006, showed that surgical site infection accounted for 14.5 per cent. of the healthcare-associated infections.