HC Deb 19 June 1998 vol 314 c348W
Dr. Gibson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many current medical students in the United Kingdom are female. [45802]

Dr. Howells

In the 1997–98 academic year, the latest year for which figures are available, there were 18,474 medical students who were female in higher education establishments in the UK. This represents 51 per cent. of all medical students.