§ Mr. William Yatesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of medical schools in Great Britain; what steps are being taken to enlarge the schools; and how many people known to his department are waiting for vacancies.
§ Mr. PrenticeThere are 26 institutions in Great Britain that provide training for undergraduate medical students. The University Grants Committee are making provision for building work to be started in the remainder of this financial year and the years 1966–67 and 1967–68 which will, it is estimated, increase the number of pre-clinical student places by 500, thus adding 250 to the annual student entry. The Department has no information about the number of people awaiting vacancies.