Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department allocates to continuing professional development for (a) nurses, (b) midwives and (c) allied health professionals; and if he will make a statement.

Health Education England has a leadership role in ensuring the service invests in the ongoing education and training of all staff and a shared responsibility for investing in continuing professional development to promote service innovation and transformation.

Ultimately employers are responsible for the continuing professional development of their employees, including its funding.

From April 2016, all nurses and midwives have to renew their registration every three years through revalidation. As part of revalidation, registrants must undertake 35 hours of continuing professional development relevant to their scope of practice as a nurse or midwife.