Member
Andrew R.T. Davies South Wales Central
WQ90472 (e) Tabled on 15/01/2024

Will the Minister provide an update on how much it costs the Welsh Government a year to run the NHS Bursary Scheme?

Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services | Answered on 06/02/2024

For NHS Wales Healthcare Bursary Students, the following allocation was made to Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) for the current financial year 2023/24:

Financial Year                                                                   £m

Tuition Fees (Contracts with HEI’s)                                  92.708

Bursary Payments                                                            28.633

Total                                                                                 121.341

For Welsh-domiciled (those ordinarily resident in Wales) NHS Medical and Dentistry Students, £5.675m is allocated within the Welsh Government Workforce budget to support tuition fees, bursary payments, travel costs and other minor miscellaneous costs associated with the administration of NHS Bursary for these students.