Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent vacancies there are for (a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) other clinical professionals at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre; and if he will make a statement.

NHS England and NHS Improvement were able to provide the following data that details the vacancy rates in Mount Vernon Cancer Centre for nurses, medical staff, scientific, therapeutic and technical staff, and clinical support staff.

- Nursing - 25.6% (nursing);

- Medical – 9.4% (medical);

- Scientific, therapeutic and technical - 7.9%; and

- Clinical Support Staff - 29.2%.