HC Deb 23 March 1976 vol 908 c107W
59. Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the current numbers of medical students entering the medical schools; and how much this is expected to rise between now and 1980.

Mr. Gerry Fowler

3,459 students were admitted to courses in medicine in Great Britain in 1975. Admissions are expected to rise to about 4,000 in 1980.