That is the point: despite the fall in the number of applications, the number of placements has actually increased to its second-highest level ever. If the bursary system was so great, why were the nursing student numbers not coming through it, and how come we had such a high drop-out rate of student nurses?
Education (Student Support)
Proceeding contribution from
Maria Caulfield
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 9 May 2018.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Education (Student Support).
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