HC Deb 03 December 1987 vol 123 cc647-9W
Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the ratio of medical teaching staff to medical students at Dundee university for each year since 1974.

Mr. Jackson

The information is as follows:

Academic year Pre-clinical medicine and dentistry Clinical medicine
1974–75 6.1:1 6.8:1
1975–76 5.0:1 6.8:1
1976–77 5.8:1 7.0:1
1977–78 6.0:1 7.5:1
1978–79 5.9:1 7.5:1
1979–80 5.9:1 7.1:1
1980–81 6.6:1 9.5:1
1981–82 8.6:1 5.9:1
1982–83 7.5:1 6.7:1
1983–84 10.9:1 7.0:1
1984–85 12.9:1 7.5:1
1985–86 12.5:1 7.4:1

Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the number of new medical students admitted to Dundee university for each year since 1974.

Mr. Jackson

The information is as follows:

Academic year First year admissions
1974–75 115
1975–76 104
1976–77 119
1977–78 112
1978–79 103
1979–80 118
1980–81 116
1981–82 119
1982–83 114
1983–84 121
1984–85 120
1985–86 120
1986–87 132
1987–88 1115
1 Provisional.

Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the provision of funds for medical equipment and laboratories in Dundee university for the purposes of medical teaching and training, for each year since 1974.

Mr. Jackson

The University Grants Committee's allocations of furniture and equipment grant to Dundee university were as follows:

Academic year £000
1974–75 389
1975–76 821
1976–77 209
1977–78 536
1978–79 462
1979–80 572
1980–81 772
1981–82 805
1982–83 830
1983–84 790
1984–85 830
Academic year £000
1985–86 1,173
1986–87 983
1987–88 1,287

The use of such grants in the various subject areas is a matter for individual universities.