§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what
320Wnon-nationals applied to attend medical school in Great Britain in each of the last three years; how many such applications were refused; and what was the proportion of non-nationals attending medical school in Great Britain in the same period;
(2) what number of British-born students applied to attend medical school in Great Britain in the last three years; and how many were refused.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe number of candidates applying through the Universities Central Council on Amissions (UCCA) for entry to medical schools in the United Kingdom and the number refused are given below, together with information from the University Grants Committee about the percentage of overseas students attending medical schools in the United Kingdom:
estimates have been made since 1964 of the size of the school population in maintained schools in England and Wales in 1981.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe following are the projections of the 1981 maintained school population made since 1964 that have been most extensively used:
Year of projection Projected 1981 Maintained school population ('000) 1964 10,368 1965 10,454 1966 9,952 1967 10,022 1968 9,747 1969 9,627 1970 9,339 1971 9,345 1971 (Revised) 9,562 1972 9,447 1973 9,107 1974 8,670 The figures include pupils in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools—including middle but excluding 321W special schools—at January 1981, counting each part-time pupil as 0–5 of a full-time pupil.
The overall decline in the projections for 1981 between 1964 and 1974 reflects a decline in the number of births and successive reductions in the numbers of estimated future births over this period, although other uncertainties are also present, including changing indications of the proportions of pupils staying on at school. Changes in Government policy have also contributed to the variations.