§ 5. Mr. Fenner Brockwayasked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation if he will provide further facilities for the medical training in the United Kingdom of students from the Commonwealth and British overseas territories.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI have been asked to reply.
A reasonable number of the available places is allocated to students from overseas. For example, in 1961 about 11 per cent. of the places went to overseas students.
A distinguished Working Party of the medical profession, on which the Department of Technical Co-operation as well as the Ministry of Health and British Council have observers, is considering the way in which British medicine can contribute to the development of medical science and the medical services in the developing countries and it is taking into consideration the facilities available for students from overseas in medical schools in this country.