Written question asked by Chris McCafferty (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 March 2005. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many student midwives who entered training in (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04 were over the age of 25 years. - Inc table.

Answer: Chris McCafferty: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many student midwives who entered training in (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04 were over the age of 25 years. [218736] Mr. Hutton: The number of student midwives who entered diploma training in 2002-03 and 2003-04 is shown in the table. Data are not collected by the specific age band requested. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Age band 2002-03 2003-04 Below 26 288 324 26 and above 321 276 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Nursing and midwifery admissions service.

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