HC Deb 15 January 1987 vol 108 c301W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many students entered medical school in the United Kingdom in each of the last seven years; and what information he has on comparable figures in France, West Germany and Italy.

Mr. Newton

The numbers of students entering medical school in the United Kingdom in each of the past seven years are as follows:

Academic Year Medical School intake
1980–81 4,010
1981–82 4,072
1982–83 4,154
1983–84 4,108
1984–85 4,125
1985–86 4,093
1986–87 14,137
1Provisional.

Comparable figures are not readily available for the other countries.