Asked by: Maria Caulfield (Conservative - Lewes)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total population of student midwives in England was in the latest year for which figures are available.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The latest available information provided by Health Education England shows that there were 6,624 student midwives in training in England at 31 March 2015.
Asked by: Maria Caulfield (Conservative - Lewes)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost was to his Department of training student midwives in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Ben Gummer
Information prior to 2013/14 is not held centrally by the Department.
Detailed below is an estimate of planned expenditure costs to Health Education England of providing training to student midwives since 2013/14.
Year | New Students Commissioned | Planned Students in training | Estimate Cost (million) |
2013/14 | 2,563 | 6,874 | £102.2m |
2014/15 | 2,603 | 6,624 | £120.8m |
2015/16 | 2,617 | 7,058 | £130.6m |
Source: multi professional education and training budget monitoring returns
Asked by: Maria Caulfield (Conservative - Lewes)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations his Department has received on stem cell donation and transplantation.
Answered by Jane Ellison
A search of the Department’s central correspondence database has identified 99 items of correspondence received between 8 May and 27 October 2015 about stem cell donation and/or transplantation. Around two-thirds of this correspondence related to the Anthony Nolan report ‘Destination Care’.
Asked by: Maria Caulfield (Conservative - Lewes)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the annual cost to the NHS of the health effects of pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination at work.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The Department of Health does not collect data centrally on the cost to the National Health Service of work related pregnancy and maternity discrimination.
However, the Government commissioned an extensive research project in 2014 into perceived pregnancy and maternity discrimination in Great Britain. The research was jointly managed and funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, supported by the Government Equalities Office.
This is the largest ever study of pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination conducted in Great Britain. Interim findings were published in July 2015 and can be found at:
The majority of employers reported that it was in their interests to support pregnant women and those on maternity leave and they agreed that statutory rights relating to pregnancy and maternity are reasonable and easy to implement. However, the research found that 11% of women reported that they were either dismissed; made compulsorily redundant, where others in their workplace were not; or treated so poorly they felt they had to leave their job.
Final results, including how experiences vary by employer size, are due to be published later this year. The results of the final report will inform any potential Government action.
Asked by: Maria Caulfield (Conservative - Lewes)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of how seven-day services will improve patient care.
Answered by Ben Gummer
We know that, in hospitals, patient care suffers at weekends because there are fewer consultants present, and some services are not always up and running. This is reflected in mortality rates being significantly higher for patients admitted at a weekend.
That is why we are determined to ensure that patients can get the same care at weekends as during the week.