§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of Education and Science what were the figures of intakes of medical students in England and Wales and in each of the regional health authority areas, for each of the years since the
Academic Year Regional Health Authority 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 (provisional) 1979–80 (estimated) Northern … … … 110 130 130 130 Yorkshire … … … 132 131 129 216 Trent … … … 168 278 301 414 East Anglia … … … 227 225 231 220 Thames: North West … … … 303 307 308 1,190 North East … … … 407 438 455 South west … … … — — 80 South East … … … 303 297 303 Wessex … … … 116 102 130 130 Oxford … … … 107 103 101 100 South western … … … 134 122 128 120 West Midlands … … … 161 163 161 160 Mersey … … … 157 155 149 150 North western … … … 199 200 202 200 Wales … … … 126 151 149 150 Total England and Wales … … … 2,650 2,802 2,957 3,180 Notes:
1. It is not possible to provide separate estimates of 1979–80 admissions for each of the four Thames regions.
2. Students admitted to medical courses in one Region may undertake their clinical studies in another.