§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the present cost of training medical students in(a) the pre-clinical part and (b) the clinical part.
Mr. JacksonBased on the latest available figures, for the academic year 1987–88, the cost per student charged to the appropriate university cost centre is £9,470 for the two-year pre-clinical part of the course and £23,058 for the three-year clinical part. These figures exclude universities' central costs, associated National Health Service costs and the cost of student support.
§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many of the medical students presently in universities and hospitals in the United Kingdom originate from Wales;
(2) how many medical students there are in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland.
Mr. JacksonThe information is shown in the table:
women, and the dangers these represent in marital relationships, as well as to biological and emotional matters.
§ Mr. ButcherResponsibility for the scope and content of sex education in schools rests with the school governors, in accordance with section 18 of the Education (No. 2) Act 1986.