§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many doctors from overseas were employed in the United Kingdom in 1948, 1958 and in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage they formed of the total doctors employed in the country in each year.
§ Dr. OwenInformation in the form requested for years before 1965 is not available. The following table relates to active doctors in Great Britain.
Year Number of Overseas Doctors Percentage of Total 1965 12,900 20.8 1966 14,100 22.2 1967 14,700 22.8 1968 15,500 32.5 1969 16,900 25.0 1970 17,600 25.3 1971 18,100 25.6 1972 18,900 26.1 1973 20,000 26.9 Estimates for 1974 and 1975 are not yet available. The figures for 1971 onwards are subject to change in the light of further information becoming available.