§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the answer of 29 April 2002,Official Report, column 581W, on medical degrees, how many medical degree places were offered by higher education institutions; and how many of these places were taken up by pre-clinical medical students, in each year since 1997. [59552]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 24 May 2002]: The latest information is shown in the table.
Students accepted to pre-clinical medical courses in the UK Planned intake Accepted applicants1 1997 5,020 5,029 1998 5,062 5,119 1999 5,165 5,312 2000 5,595 5,714 2001 5,928 6,240 1 Home and overseas domiciled students accepted via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).