Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 726

Tabled: 13 May 2026

Question

Mark Sewards

LabourLeeds South West and Morley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newly qualified nurses and midwives are expected to join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register in (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27; and how many Band 5 nursing and midwifery vacancies were