§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the anticipated level of recruitment of students of medicine in the next four years; what are the figures for the previous four years; and if the programme has been influenced by the proposed restrictions in public spending.
§ Mr. OakesI have been asked to reply.
The target for admissions to medical schools in Great Britain is about 4,000 a year by 1980. This may be slightly delayed because of slippage in building programmes as the following figures show:
Year Admissions Actual 1973 … … … … 3,276 1974 … … … … 3,281 1975 … … … … 3.459 Estimated 1976 … … … … 3 686 1977 … … … … 3,723 1978 … … … … 3,747 1979 … … … … 3,921 1980 … … … … 3,945