§ Baroness Gould of Potternewtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many student midwives there were in each of the past 10 years for which figures are available; and for each of those academic years:
63WA(a) how many student midwives were in receipt of a bursary; and
(b) what was the total cost to public funds of bursaries to student midwives.[HL1129]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner)Information on the whole-time equivalent pre-registration midwifery student population in each year since 1998–99, the first available year, and the available information on the number and cost of bursaries to midwifery students are shown in the tables.
National Health Service Bursary holders on Pre-Registration Midwifery Courses in England—Academic Years 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Degree Diploma Total Degree Diploma Total Degree Diploma Total Number of Students 1,397 1,348 2,745 1,647 1,515 3,162 1,785 1,581 3,366 Amount Awarded £5,085,620 £7,740,142 £12,825,762 £6,532,824 £9,040,312 £15,573,136 £7,478,963 £9,937,008 £17,415,970 Amount Paid £5,034,305 £7,504,971 £12,539,276 £6,418,088 £8,394,751 £14,812,839 £3,108,505 £4,118,150 £7,226,655 Average Award £3,640 £5,742 £4,672 £3,966 £5,967 £4,925 £4,190 £6,285 £5,174 Average Paid £3,604 £5,567 £4,568 £3,897 £5,541 £4,685 £1,741 £2,605 £2,147 1. Due to the phased take-up of Midwifery students, Student Grants Unit (SGU) are only able to provide comparable data for academic years 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04. (Prior to academic year 2001–02 the administation of NHS Bursaries was the joint responsibility of SGU and the Higher Education Institutions).
2. Figures for 2003–04 relate only for the 5 month period September 2003 to January 2004 only, so do not include a cohort of students.
3. Figures do not include the shortened 2nd registration programme (who need to be a registered nurse to undertake the programme) or midwives on secondment as these would not attract a bursary.