§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students who took up 559W Medical degrees in (a) this academic year and (b) in each year since 1997 were from overseas, and what proportion this represents. [83278]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 25 November 2002]: The latest information is shown in the table. Figures for autumn 2002 entry will be released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions (UCAS) service in January 2003.
Students entering first degree medical courses by domicile higher education institutions in the UK Home Overseas Total Percentage overseas 1997–98 5,328 605 5,933 10 1998–99 4,676 468 5,144 9 1999–2000 4,560 446 5,006 9 2000–01 5,185 487 5,672 9 2001–02 5,635 581 6,216 9