§ Jim DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students (a) were admitted to and (b) graduated from medical training in the UK in each of the past 10 years. [189003]
§ Dr. HowellsThe available information covering medical school intake and graduate output at institutions in England is given in the table. Information for Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish medical schools is the responsibility of the devolved Administrations.
Actual Medical School intake and output in England 1993/94 to 2003/04 Academic year Intake Graduate Output 1994/95 3,514 2,911 1995/96 3,486 2,983 1996/97 3,594 3,025 1997/98 3,749 3,261 1998/99 3,735 3,097 1999/2000 3,972 3,373 2000/01 4,300 3,286 2001/02 4,713 3,280 2002/03 5,277 3,522 2003/04 16,030 n/a 1This figure is provisional until December 2004 when a finalised figure will be cleared. Source: Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).