Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 23 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 January 2001. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Monday, 29 January 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many extra nurse, midwife and health visiting training places will be created in each year from 2001 to 2004 expressed in the same terms as the figures in NHS Plan; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many extra nurse, midwife and health visiting training places will be created in each year from 2001 to 2004 expressed in the same terms as the figures in NHS Plan; and if he will make a statement. [147557] Mr. Denham: As a result of the NHS Plan there will be 5,500 more nurses, midwives and health visitors being trained each year than today. Our latest forecast is for 20,325 places in 2000-01, an increase of 1,618 on the 1999-2000 baseline figure of 18,707. We plan to commission a further 1,000 places in 2001-02 and apportion the remaining increase over 2002-03 and 2003-04.

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