§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each year since 1981 the number of whole-time equivalent qualified midwives working in Scotland(a) in hospital maternity units,(b) in special care baby units, (c) in education and (d) as community midwives.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythIt is not possible from the statistics held centrally readily to separate midwives working in hospital maternity units and those working in special care baby units. In the table a single figure is given for both groups under the heading hospital maternity units. Midwives working in the community may undertake health visiting and/or home nursing duties. They are shown separately in the table as combined duty nurses.