§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the numbers of medical students who have graduated in England and Wales, in Northern Ireland, and in Scotland, in each of the past 10 years; and what is the percentage of home students.
§ Mr. BrookeA detailed breakdown of the numbers of medical students who have graduated in England and Wales, in Northern Ireland and Scotland is not readily available. The following table shows the numbers of medical students (medicine and clinical medicine) graduating with first degrees in the United Kingdom as a whole for each of the 10 years 1972–73 to 1981–82,together with the percentage of home students.
Year Number of first degree graduates in United Kingdom Percentage of home students 1972–73 2,267 92 1973–74 2,484 95 1974–75 2,465 95 1975–76 2,756 96 1976–77 3,222 97 1977–78 2,998 93 1978–79 3,401 96 1979–80 3,364 96 1980–81 3,378 97 1981–82 3,469 95