§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish figures showing the intake of students of medicine during the last 10 years for which figures are available and the proportion of such students that is female; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe information required is as follows:
Academic year Intake of preclinical students to medical schools Percentage of women in intake 1965–66 2,478 20.8 1966–67 2,502 22.7 1967–68 2,560 24.2 1968–69 2,693 25.5 1969–70 2,695 26.3 1970–71 2,878 28.2 1971–72 3,032 31.3 1972–73 3,323 32.1 1973–74 3,276 32.5 1974–75 (provisional) 3,275 34.1 During this period the number of women entrants has more than doubled compared with a 10 per cent. increase in the number of men. In recent years the proportion of women home applicants accepted by medical schools has been slightly higher than that for men.