HC Deb 05 March 2002 vol 381 c276W
Derek Twigg

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of UK medical graduates entered general practice in the last five years. [23893]

Mr. Hutton

We do not hold information centrally on the percentage of UK medical graduates who enter general practice.

The numbers entering general practice registrar posts during the last five years is:

Number
1997 1,343
1998 1,446
1999 1,520
2000 1,659
2001 1,883