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Written question asked by Nicholas Brown (Independent (affiliation)) on Monday, 10 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 October 2022. It was answered by Will Quince (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 November 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

NHS Learning Support Fund: Midwives

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many midwives have received support under the NHS Learning Support Fund, and how much financial support they have received, (a) in total and (b) broken down by (i) learning support grant, (ii) parental support, (iii) travel and dual accommodation expenses, and (iv) the exceptional support fund.

Answer

The information is not collected in the format requested. However, the following table shows the number of awards to midwifery students in receipt of the NHS Learning Support Fund and expenditure by grant type in each year since 2020/21.

2020/21

2021/22

Number of awards

Expenditure £

Number of awards

Expenditure £

Total

7,964

28,510,830

16,371

48,770,255

Training Grant

7,964

24,952,186

16,371

41,773,188

Specialist Subject

2

1,320

0

0

Parental Support

2,640

3,289,185

5,574

5,741,169

Travel

768

218,204

2,601

964,387

Accommodation

82

31,657

260

213,905

Exceptional Support

7

18,277

30

77,606

Source: NHS Business Services Authority.

Note:

The volume of awards reflects student numbers. A student could be awarded more than one component as every student receives a training grant.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
59478
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Midwives NHS Learning Support Fund
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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