§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many students entered medical school in the United Kingdom in each of the last seven years; and what information he has on comparable figures in France, West Germany and Italy.
§ Mr. NewtonThe numbers of students entering medical school in the United Kingdom in each of the past seven years are as follows:
Academic Year Medical School intake 1980–81 4,010 1981–82 4,072 1982–83 4,154 1983–84 4,108 1984–85 4,125 1985–86 4,093 1986–87 14,137 1Provisional. Comparable figures are not readily available for the other countries.