HC Deb 15 September 2004 vol 424 c1605W
Jim Dowd

To 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. Howells

The 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).