§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage on average of doctors trained in the United Kingdom he estimates subsequently work abroad (a) temporarily and (b) permanently.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI regret that information on which a sensible estimate could be based is not available.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many doctors trained abroad are currently working in the United Kingdom; and from which countries the majority come.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeRelevant statistics are not available for Northern Ireland, but in Great Britain at 30 September 1980 18,667 doctors who had qualified outside the United Kingdom were working in the NHS hospital, community health and general medical services. The six countries where the majority of these doctors had qualified were:
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Number India 7,950 Irish Republic 1,592 Sri-Lanka 1,161 Pakistan 1,050 Egypt 865 Australia 562