HC Deb 10 February 1999 vol 325 cc261-2W
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) police officers and (b) police civilian employees there were in the Avon and Somerset Constabulary on (a) 1 May 1997 and (b) the most recent date for which figures are available. [70170]

Mr. Boateng

Information on police numbers is collected at the end of March and September of each year. The statistics for the period requested are set out in the table.

First degree graduates in medicine/dentistry in the UK
Medical students 1993–941 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98
Number of graduates 4,600 5,700 5,700 6,000 5,900
of which, those with known destinations2 4,400 3,900 4,400 4,300 n/a
of which, those entering full-time permanent employment in the UK 4,200 3,700 3,900 3,800 n/a
of which, those entering medical occupations3 n/a 3,500 3,700 3,600 n/a
1 Figures for 1993–94 are not directly comparable to those for later years because of a change in the data collection process
2 Destination six months after graduation.
3 "Medical occupations" covers general practitioners and doctors, and hospital house officers.

Mr. Prior

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of first-year medical students failed to become a fully qualified doctor in the five most recent years for which figures are available. [70086]

Mr. Mudie

Information on non-completion rates analysed by subject of study is not compiled centrally.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Date Police Officers Civilian support staff Traffic wardens
31 March 1997 2,989 1.439 108
30 September 1998 2,966 1.435 101

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