Medical Students

HC Deb 30 January 1989 vol 146 cc46-8W

Mr. Robin Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many students entered medical training each year from 1976 to 1988; and how many qualified each year from 1982 to 1988.

Mr. Jackson

I have been asked to reply.

The following information was supplied by the University Grants Committee from a special medical return. The intake of pre-clinical medical students to United Kingdom medical schools was as follows:

Academic year	Numbers
1976–77	3,809
1977–78	3,944
1978–79	3,979
1979–80	3,987
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	4,119
1987–88	4,125
11988–89	4,177

¹ Provisional

The number of students who obtained a first registrable medical qualification was as follows who obtained a first registrable as follows:

Academic year	Numbers
1981–82	3,545
1982–83	3,742
1983–84	3,640
1984–85	3,636
1985–86	3,628
1986–87	3,762
1987–88	3,744