§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the number of United Kingdom trained doctors who left the United Kingdom to take up appointments abroad for each year since 1970; what is his estimate of the number of United Kingdom trained doctors returning to the United Kingdom from foreign appointments for the same years; and what percentage of the total number of United Kingdom doctors available for medical appointments is represented by the net number of United Kingdom trained doctors going abroad in each year.
§ Mr. MoyleThis information is not available. Details of the migration to or 525W from Great Britain of doctors born in the United Kingdom or Irish Republic is contained in my right hon. Friend's answer to the hon. Member for Gower (Mr. Davies) on 18th March 1976—[Vol. 907, c. 629].
The net outflow of fully or provisionally registered civilian doctors born in the United Kingdom or Irish Republic varies between 300 and 500 a year, not all of whom are active in medicine immediately before emigrating. This figure represents less than 1 per cent. of the total numbers of such doctors who are active in medicine in Great Britain.