Midwives

Harry Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwifery training places were commissioned for the 2008-09 academic year.

Ann Keen
Strategic health authorities are responsible for allocating resources from education and training funding to support local initiatives for their staff. The latest figures available are for 2007-08, the figures for 2008-09 are still being collated and validated.

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|                |Actual|Planned|
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|Degree          |1,307 |1,199  |
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|Diploma         |412   |474    |
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|18-month diploma|352   |442    |
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|Total           |2,071 |2,115  |
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