§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list by sex how many midwives there are in the Trent regional health authority; what the figure was five and 10 years ago; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested is in the table.
NHS Midwives in post at 30 September of each year Trent Region Whole-time equivalent1 1979 1984 1987 Total Midwives 1,827 21,211 22,172 Male Staff n/a 2 — Female Staff n/a 2,119 2,172 Source: Department of Health (SM13) annual census of NHS non-medical manpower. 1 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest whole-time equivalent. 2 Latest available. n/a = Not available.