HC Deb 24 March 1986 vol 94 c379W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for each year since 1979 the total number of appointments of junior hospital doctors from the Commonwealth.

Mr. Hayhoe

I regret that the information is not available in the form requested. The number of junior doctors in post (not appointments) born outside the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland is given in the table.

Hospital junior doctors born outside the United Kingdom and

Republic of Ireland in post at 30 September each year

England

All junior doctors
1979 8,461
1980 8,342
1981 8,230
1982 7,950
1983 7,539
1984 7,184
1985 7,059