HC Deb 27 January 1998 vol 305 c203W
Dr. Gibson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to establish a new medical school in the United kingdom. [23434]

Mr. Milburn

One of the main recommendations in the Third Report of the Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee (MWSAC) is a 20 per cent. increase in the annual intake to United Kingdom medical schools. This recommendation has very significant implications, and needs careful examination. The Government will announce their decisions on all of MWSAC's recommendations in a few months' time, in the light of the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review.