HC Deb 21 June 1984 vol 62 c226W
Mr. Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total number of students currently studying medicine in England and Wales; and what is the total number in Scottish universities.

Mr. Brooke

The total numbers of full-time students studying medicine and dentistry at university in the academic year 1982–83, the latest year for which the information is available, were as follows:

Medicine and Dentistry Of which pre-clinical students
England and Wales 21,472 8,000
Scotland 4,433 2,124