The Department does not hold data on the number of graduates in England who secured employment as midwives.

NHS Improvement collects vacancy rates of medical and nursing staff from NHS providers.

The number of students who started midwifery courses over recent years are shown in the following table.

In its estimate of the funding required to deliver the NHS Long Term Plan, the Department has not assumed any change in investment after

Midwifery courses typically last three years.

On 23 August 2018, the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply prescription only medicines and pharmacy medicines to

The hon.

The hon. Lady is right: we want to see more nurses in the NHS.

I pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s campaign and her tireless work on behalf of her constituents.

We understand that epilepsy medicines are vitally important to many people in this country.