Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many clinical placements for midwifery students were there in each of the last five years; and how much financial support was provided for these placements by his Department.

The following table shows the number of midwifery training places available in each of the last five years for which information is available.

Source: Prior to 2013 Departmental Financial Management System, since 2013 Health Education England Education Commissioning reports.

Funding for midwifery placements is paid to placement providers at a nationally agreed tariff price. The current tariff payment is £3,112 per year for each full time equivalent placement. Tariff payments also attract a market forces factor payment, which is an additional payment to compensate for unavoidable cost differences between healthcare providers, based on their geographical location.