A question tabled by Jim Allister on 24-04-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

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Question ID: 1797099
UIN: 48073
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-24
Asking Member ID: 5356
Asking Member display name: Jim Allister
Asking Member handle: JimAllister
Asking Member Twitter reference: @JimAllister
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason graduates of UK medical schools are being given placeholder positions with four to eight weeks’ notice to move to new roles.
Is named day: true
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Date answered: 2025-05-01
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: Some United Kingdom foundation programme applicants, including some final year UK medical students, have been assigned a placeholder in their allocated foundation school while their foundation posts can be confirmed. The process of confirming posts can ta...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true