§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) doctors in training, (b) nurses in training, (c) medical students and (d) nursing students there were in (i) each health authority area in the North East in 1996 and (ii) in each PCT area in the North East at the most recent date for which figures are available. [100562]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 4 March 2003]The available information on the number of doctors and nurses in training, and on the number of nursing students have been placed in the Library.
348WThe information on the number of medical school students within each health authority area is not collected centrally. However, Newcastle University's intake for 1996, was 161. For the autumn term 2002, Newcastle University's intake of medical students was 344.