HC Deb 16 March 1977 vol 928 c176W
Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many doctors have qualified in each year since 1970; and how this compares with the numbers in 1960.

Miss Margaret Jackson

The information is as follows.

NUMBER OF STUDENTS OBTAINING FIRST REGISTRABLE MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Academic Year
1960–61 1,844
1970–71 2,190
1971–72 2,343
1972–73 2,289
1973–74 2,543
1974–75 2,644
1975–76 2,749

The figures are for Great Britain.