asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many doctors from overseas were employed in the United Kingdom in 1948, 1958 and in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage they formed of the total doctors employed in the country in each year.

Information in the form requested for years before 1965 is not available. The following table relates to active doctors in Great Britain.

Year	Number of Overseas Doctors	Percentage of Total
1965	12,900	20·8
1966	14,100	22·2
1967	14,700	22·8
1968	15,500	32·5
1969	16,900	25·0
1970	17,600	25·3
1971	18,100	25·6
1972	18,900	26·1
1973	20,000	26·9

Estimates for 1974 and 1975 are not yet available. The figures for 1971 onwards are subject to change in the light of further information becoming available.