HC Deb 17 January 1972 vol 829 c96W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of midwives engaged in National Health Service hospitals at the nearest convenient date, and how many nurses were under training for midwifery; and how these figures compare with the same period over the past five years.

Mr. Alison

The following are the figures:

claimants had applied for a review; and of those reviewed nearly 5,000 had been successful.