§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwives are in training in NHS hospitals in the Greater London area. [40515]
§ Yvette CooperInformation on the number of midwives in training in National Health Service hospitals in the Greater London area is not collected centrally.
In 2000–01, 187 pre-registration midwifery training places were commissioned by workforce development confederations in the London regional office area. This is an increase of 33 training places since 1999–2000.
The total number of pre-registration midwifery training places commissioned for England in 2000–01 was 1,098.