Midwives

HC Deb 15 July 1993 vol 228 cc626-7W

Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwives practise in each zone in London.

Mr. Sackville

The information is shown in the table.

Practising midwives by London pay zone as at 30 September 1991: whole-time equivalent
	1991
Inner London	1,030
Outer London	1,750
Fringe	970
Extra territorial managed units	60

Note: All figures are rounded to the nearest ten whole-time equivalent.

Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwifery staff are employed in each region(a) full time and (b) part time (i) on agency basis and (ii) on bank contracts.

Mr. Sackville

The information available is shown in the table.

	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Bank
West Midlands	2,220	1,650	570	10
Mersey	1,110	770	340	10
North Western	2,190	1,580	620	20
Special health authorities	90	90	0	—

Notes:

1 All figures are rounded to the nearest 10 whole-time equivalent.

2. Totals may not add due to rounding.

3. Bank totals included in full/part time columns.