§ Mr. Greyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will give the ratio of women students to men students entering medical schools during the year 1951, and each year to date;
(2) if he will state the number of medical students entering medical schools during 1951, and in each year to date.
§ Mr. du CannInformation before 1953 is not available. According to the statistics collected by the University Grants Committee, the number of students entering a medical faculty of a university institution in Great Britain for the first time—though not necessarily entering upon medical studies for the first time—in each year since 1953, and the ratio of women to men students is as follows:
No. of students Ratio of women to men 1: 1953–54 2,581 3.0 1954–55 2,674 3.1 1955–56 2,741 3.1 1956–57 2,472 3.1 1957–58 2,564 3.5 1958–59 2,504 3.0 1959–60 2,526 2.9 1960–61 2,591 2.8 1961–62 (provisional) 2,552 2.8 1962 (October) 2,717 2.8