§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many places in English medical schools were allocated to overseas students in each of the last three years; and what percentage of the total this represents. [157905]
§ Mr. Wicks[holding answer 26 April 2001]: The available data are shown in the table.
Intake numbers of pre-clinical medical students in Higher Education Institutions in England by domicile (Thousands) UK Overseas Total 1997–98 Number 3,438 311 3,749 Percentage 91.7 8.3 100.0 1998–99 Number 3,389 346 3,735 Percentage 90.7 9.3 100.00 1999–2000 Number 3,650 322 3,972 Percentage 91.8 8.1 100.0