§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the current cost of training a medical student from commencement to qualification; and how many medical students are currently in full-time education.
§ Mr. BrookeThe current cost of an undergraduate medical course — including home tuition fees but excluding maintenance awards — is approximately £110,000. In 1983–84 — the latest year for which statistics are available—there were 19,225 home and overseas, full-time undergraduate students studying medicine in Great Britain and 2,503 postgraduates.