Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training places for student midwives were commissioned in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
The following table provides the number of new midwifery training places for the period 2011-12 to 2013-14. The table includes students enrolled on the degree and 18 month diploma courses.
2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | ||
Total midwife commissions | 2,484 | 2,578 | 2,540 |
Source: Multi professional education and training budget monitoring returns