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Medicine: Student Numbers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to lift the cap on the number of medical degree places.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
8 Oct 2024
Answer
14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to lift the cap on the number of medical degree places.

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Government does not currently plan to lift the cap on medical school places. We are committed to training the staff we need, including doctors, to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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