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Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many applications were received by the Medical Research Council for research studentships; what was the number awarded during the last year for which full figures are available; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1978–79.
Mr. Jackson
The MRC receives applications for research studentship places from academic departments and its own establishments; individuals apply to the department or establishment for a place. The following table gives the number of places sought and the numbers awarded:
| Places sought | Places awarded | |
| 1978–79 | 1,045 | 268 |
| 1979–80 | 1,010 | 275 |
| 1980–81 | 1,011 | 242 |
| 1981–82 | 952 | 243 |
| 1982–83 | 1,003 | 283 |
| 1983–84 | 1,059 | 280 |
| 1984–85 | 1,120 | 259 |
| 1985–86 | 1,146 | 184 |
| 1986–87 | 1,212 | 213 |