§ Captain Pluggeasked the Minister of Health what is the present number of qualified doctors in the United Kingdom; what is the estimated number required to enable the proposed health service to be efficiently administered; and what arrangements are being made to ensure the training of adequate numbers of new entrants who will qualify in the immediate post-war years.
§ Mr. WillinkOn the first two parts of the Question I do not think I can add to the replies which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton (Dr. R. Thomas) on 9th March and 25th May last. On the last part of the Question, the arrangements for the future training of medical students have been fully reviewed by Sir William Goodenough's Committee on Medical Schools and the Committee's354W recommendations will shortly be published.