Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 84773

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Tabled: 23 October 2025

Answered: 6 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Claire Coutinho

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times Ministers in his Department have met with representatives of the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the last 12 months.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, and nursing associates in England. The NMC is independent of Government, directly accountable to Parliament and is responsible for operation...

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