§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students in medical schools in the UK there were who had been educated at(a) state schools and (b) independent schools in each of the last five years. [428411]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 14 March 2002]: The latest available information is shown in the table.
Accepted applicants to pre-clinical medical courses in the UK by previous educational establishment—UK domiciled students Year of entry Previous school type 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Maintained1 1,787 1,937 2,023 2,078 2,308 Independent 1,777 1,720 1,747 1,796 1,759 FE/HE institutions 588 585 594 691 771 Other 82 9 14 22 19 Not known 343 432 493 642 818 Total 4,577 4,683 4,871 5,229 5,675 1 Including former grant maintained schools. Source:
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).