§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total intake of medical and dental students, respectively, in the current academic year; and how this compares with the intake for 1981.
§ Mr. WaldegraveIn academic year 1981–82, there were 4,926 undergraduate and 1,307 postgraduate new entrants to courses of medicine and dentistry in the universities of Great Britain. No comparable figures for the current academic year are yet available, but early 23W information from the Universities Central Council on Admissions in respect of the numbers of candidates accepted for courses at undergraduate level suggests that last year's level will at least be maintained.