To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of nationals of other EU countries working in the NHS as radiographers; what the assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the number of such radiographers; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect on NHS productivity of that change in the number of such radiographers.

NHS Digital publishes data on the nationality of staff working in the National Health Service in England. Nationality is self-reported within the NHS human resources and payroll system, the electronic staff record.

NHS Hospital and Community Health Services: Qualified radiography staff in NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups in England as at 30 November 2016

Source: NHS Digital, NHS Hospital and Community Health Service workforce statistics.

Note: Headcount totals are unlikely to equal the sum of components.

The November data is the most recent data available.

The potential effect on nationals and productivity of leaving the EU will be dependent on the outcome of negotiations. My Rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister has been clear that she wants to protect the status of EU nationals already living here. It is the Government’s aim to get the best settlement for the UK in all areas including the healthcare system.