HC Deb 16 October 2001 vol 372 cc1179-80W
Mr. Edwards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many places to study veterinary medicine will be available in England and Wales in(a) 2001, (b) 2005 and (c) 2010. [6557]

Margaret Hodge

We do not have forecasts of the number of veterinary science places for 2001, 2005 or 2010.

The current number of students (December 2000) is as follows:

Veterinary science students Number
Postgraduate (PG)
Full-time 200
Part-time 100
Veterinary science students Number
Undergraduate (UG)
Full-time 2,100
Part-time 50
Total 2,500

Note:

Figures do not sum due to rounding. Figures are normally rounded to the nearest 1,000 students, but in this case have been rounded to the nearest 50, as figures are so small.

Source:

December 2000 HESA student record

Our public higher education student number projections only go as far ahead as 2002–03 at present. Furthermore, these projections do not contain a breakdown by type of course studied.