§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the expenditure on postgraduate training of doctors in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MoyleExpenditure on postgraduate training of general practitioners has been as follows:
The final figure for 1976–77 is not yet available but it is expected to be about £7 million.
£ 1971–72 … … 1,046,000 1972–73 … … 1,594,000 1973–74 … … 2,266,000 1974–75 … … 3,190,000 1975–76 … … 5,199,000 Information about expenditure on postgraduate training for hospital medical staff is not collected regularly by the Department. However, a survey of health authorities for 1972–73 showed expenditure of £2.5 million, and it was estimated that in 1974–75 expenditure would have increased to £3.3 million.