§ Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Lord President of the Council and Minister for Science what recent requests have been made by the University Grants Committee to medical schools to increase their intake of students, and by what proportion; and how many medical students he anticipates will be admitted at the beginning of the next academic year to the medical schools of England and Wales, and of Scotland.
§ Mr. HoggThe University Grants Committee asked the universities last month to consider what growth in the annual entry of medical students they would be prepared to contemplate for the next 5 to 10 years and to indicate the additional capital and recurrent expenditure which would be required. Their replies are now being received and examined. It is not yet possible to assess what increase in entry is likely at the beginning of the next academic year.