HC Deb 26 July 1993 vol 229 c541W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give the number of midwifery staff whole-time equivalents in each of the last five years.

Mr. Sackville

The information is shown in the table.

Year Midwifery staff
1987 23,300
1988 23,310
1989 22,940
1990 23,770
1991 23,040

Notes:

Figures for England, as of 30 September and are quoted in whole-time equivalents.

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Figures include hospital and community midwives, senior nurses/midwives and directors of nursing services working within midwifery, and student midwives.