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Philip Hollobone
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(5 years, 11 months ago)
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Stephen Hammond
I pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s campaign and her tireless work on behalf of her constituents. Figures from the Royal College of Midwives show that there are over 2,000 more midwives on our wards since 2010. The NHS plans to train 3,000 more midwives over the next four years, and as of last September there are over 5,000 more doctors in obstetrics and gynaecology than there were in May 2010. The NHS is hoping to fulfil what my hon. Friend wants to see.
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
Will the Minister confirm that since the Brexit referendum in June 2016 there has been an increase of 4,000 EU nationals working in our NHS?
Stephen Hammond
My hon. Friend and I do not always agree on everything about the EU, but numbers and statistics show that he is correct on that matter.