Question follow-through · 900316
NHS: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of trends in the level of NHS healthcare workers (a) recruited from overseas and (b) trained in the UK.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of trends in the level of NHS healthcare workers (a) recruited from overseas and (b) trained in the UK.
9 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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10 Jun 2026
Answer published
We want the NHS to have the workforce it needs to deliver high-quality care. We value the expertise overseas staff provide, while building a more sustainable domestic workforce. International recruitment has fallen sharply in recent years, and the 10-Year...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Breast Cancer: Health Services
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS capacity to deliver timely breast cancer treatment for patients diagnosed through the NHS Breast Screening Programme; and whether any assessment h