Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103129

Midwives: Maidenhead

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on average working hours for midwives at NHS trusts serving the Maidenhead constituency; and what consideration he has given to introducing legal limits on midwives'

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department has access to very limited data on paid working hours under an individual’s substantive contract. This data is not a reliable way to measure average working hours since it leaves out work done through bank or agency roles, any work outside ...

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