§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his current estimate of the number of pharmacists due to be trained over the next five years; and how this estimate compares with that made one year ago.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergAn estimate of the number of students due to be trained over the next five years cannot be given as the course is one of three or four years duration. The following figures indicate the number of students in schools of pharmacy over the last five academic years.
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number 1977–1978 3,692 1978–1979 3,662 1979–1980 3,585 1980–1981 3,671
§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many pharmacists have completed their training in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe number of pharmacists admitted to the register on completion of their training in each of the last three years is:
number 1980 1,069 1979 1,115 1978 1,048