HC Deb 11 November 1971 vol 825 c217W
Mr. Lomas

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of students admitted to medical schools in each year from 1960-61 to the present date.

Mr. van Straubenzee

Annual preclinical school intakes in Great Britain since 1960-61 are given below; the figure for 1971-72 is provisional:

Academic Year Student Intake
1960-61 2,020
1961-62 2,103
1962-63 2,192
1963-64 2,281
1964-65 2,407
1965-66 2,478
1966-67 2,502
1967-68 2,560
1968-69 2,693
1969-70 2,695
1970-71 2,878
1971-72 (provisional)* 3,008
*NOTE.—The final figure for 1971-72 will not be available until next November: the comparable provisional figure for 1970-71 was 2,873.