§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of trends in recruitment of medical students by socio-economic group since 1997. [36441]
§ Margaret HodgeI have been asked to reply.
The numbers and proportions of students accepted for entry to Pre-clinical medical courses by social class are shown in the following table. The data on social class are based on self-reporting by applicants, so small year-on-year changes should not be regarded as significant.
The Government are committed to raising the participation rates for people from less affluent family backgrounds, and has introduced Excellence Challenge, including the Aim Higher campaign, which is targeted at raising attainment and aspirations among young people who traditionally would not consider going to university.
Accepted applicants through UCAS to full-time and sandwich undergraduate Pre-clinical medical courses in the UK, by social class.
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Accepted applicants through UCAS to full-time and sandwich undergraduate Pre-clinical medical courses in the UK, by social class 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Numbers I Professional 1,818 1,876 1,875 1,970 2,053 II Intermediate 1,698 1,743 1,756 1,843 2,037 IIIN Skilled non-manual 348 353 399 423 439 IIIM Skilled manual 294 325 336 363 406 IV Partly skilled 187 170 182 200 204 V Unskilled 36 25 19 44 36 Not known 196 191 304 386 500 Grand total 4,577 4,683 4,871 5,229 5,675 Percentages I Professional 41 42 41 41 40 II Intermediate 39 39 38 38 39 IIIN Skilled non-manual 8 8 9 9 8 IIIM Skilled manual 7 7 7 7 8 IV Partly skilled 4 4 4 4 4 V Unskilled 1 1 0 1 1 Grand total 100 100 100 100 100 Source:
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.