Medical Schools (Hansard, 18 March 2002)

HC Deb 18 March 2002 vol 382 c105W 105W

§ Mr. Martyn Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many student places there have been at medical schools in the UK; and how many candidates applied for those places in each of the last five years. [42840]

§ Margaret Hodge
[holding answer 14 March 2002]: The latest available information is shown in the table.

Students applying to pre-clinical medical courses in the UK

Year of entry:

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Planned intake 5,020 5,062 5,165 5,595 5,928

Applicants¹ 12,076 11,807 10,972 10,226 10,231

¹ Home and overseas students applying via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

Students applying to pre-clinical medical courses in the UK
	Year of entry:
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Planned intake	5,020	5,062	5,165	5,595	5,928
Applicants¹	12,076	11,807	10,972	10,226	10,231
¹ Home and overseas students applying via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).