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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-09-04more like thismore than 2015-09-04
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Medicine: Education more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the change in the number of people applying to study medicine in 2014 relative to previous years; and if his Department will assess what effect (a) increases in tuition fees and (b) fear of increased debt may have on such applications. more like this
tabling member constituency Totnes more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Sarah Wollaston more like this
uin 8626 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-09-16more like thismore than 2015-09-16
answer text <p /> <p>Information published by UCAS on the numbers of applications since 2009 is shown in the table. UCAS have not yet published comparable figures for 2015.</p><p>Medicine remains a very popular course that attracts many prospective students. There are no upfront fees and a progressive, income-contingent loan available for those applying for degrees.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Applications from UK domiciled applicants<sup>1</sup> to pre-clinical medicine</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Year of entry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>56,055</p></td><td><p>62,855</p></td><td><p>65,270</p></td><td><p>63,120</p></td><td><p>64,000</p></td><td><p>64,345</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: UCAS. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.</p><p>1. Each applicant can submit up to four applications for pre-clinical medicine. UCAS have not released figures showing the number of applicants who have made one or more applications to pre-clinical medicine.</p>
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-09-16T11:55:58.357Zmore like thismore than 2015-09-16T11:55:58.357Z
answering member
4039
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
tabling member
4073
label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston more like this