To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding was provided by her Department to support the establishment of the National Midwifery Council. (133572)

According to our records, the Department granted funding between April 2002 and April 2004 totalling £3,656,382.81 to support the establishment of the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Figures prior to April 2002 are currently unavailable without extensive research.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what annual funding is provided by her Department to the National Midwifery Council. (133573)

According to our records no funding has been paid to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) by the Department since April 2004. The NMC is an autonomous organisation funded by registration fees and does not receive funding from the Department.