§ Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his estimate of the number of medical students likely to be admitted to medical schools in each of the next five years.
§ Mr. PrenticePresent plans provide for over 4,000 pre-clinical entry places in106W Great Britain by the end of the decade. The following estimates for the intervening years are approximate, and subject to variation:—
1975–76 3,400 1976–77 3,550 1977–78 3,650 1978–79 3,750
§ Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many medical students were admitted to medical schools in each of the last 10 years; and how many qualified in each of these years.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe figures for medical schools in Great Britain are as follows:—
Intake of pre-clinical students Students obtaining a first registrable medical qualification 1964–65 2,407 1,805 1965–66 2,478 1,939 1966–67 2,502 1,933 1967–68 2,560 2,105 1968–69 2,693 2,126 1969–70 2,695 2,114 1970–71 2,878 2,190 1971–72 3,032 2,343 1972–73 3,323 2,289 1973–74 3,276 2,594 1974–75* 3,275 — * Provisional.