asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what
non-nationals applied to attend medical school in Great Britain in each of the last three years; how many such applications were refused; and what was the proportion of non-nationals attending medical school in Great Britain in the same period;
(2) what number of British-born students applied to attend medical school in Great Britain in the last three years; and how many were refused.
The number of candidates applying through the Universities Central Council on Amissions (UCCA) for entry to medical schools in the United Kingdom and the number refused are given below, together with information from the University Grants Committee about the percentage of overseas students attending medical schools in the United Kingdom:estimates have been made since 1964 of the size of the school population in maintained schools in England and Wales in 1981.
The following are the projections of the 1981 maintained school population made since 1964 that have been most extensively used:
| Year of projection | Projected 1981 Maintained school population |
| ('000) | |
| 1964 | 10,368 |
| 1965 | 10,454 |
| 1966 | 9,952 |
| 1967 | 10,022 |
| 1968 | 9,747 |
| 1969 | 9,627 |
| 1970 | 9,339 |
| 1971 | 9,345 |
| 1971 (Revised) | 9,562 |
| 1972 | 9,447 |
| 1973 | 9,107 |
| 1974 | 8,670 |