Question follow-through · 29696
Medicine: Graduates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason British medical graduates are not prioritized over international medical graduates for foundation year placements.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 6 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2025 · 25 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Health and care
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- Medical Examiners · 11 Mar 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
6 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason British medical graduates are not prioritized over international medical graduates for foundation year placements.
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Mar 2025
Answer published
NHS England keeps the selection process for foundation training under review to make sure it works well for applicants and for building a sustainable workforce to provide the best possible care for patients.We are committed to ensuring that the number of ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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General Practitioners: Recruitment
24 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of GP positions in the UK.
Medical Examiners
11 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase the capacity of and (b) reduce delays in medical examiner services.
Pharmacy: Closures
3 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of independent pharmacy closures on (a) local GP capacity, (b) hospital capacity, (c) the healthcare needs of the local community and (d) local p
NHS: Employment Tribunals Service
17 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of resolving NHS employment disputes early.
Mental Health Bill (HL)
22 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet the honourable Member for Dorking and Horley to discuss his proposed amendment to the Mental Health Bill.
Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
28 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of producing a national strategy to help improve (a) access to and (b) the quality of eating disorder services.
Prostate Cancer: Health Services
29 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) establishing an NHS information campaign to raise awareness of prostate cancer referral routes for GPs and (b) issuing specific guidance
NHS: Employment Tribunals Service
13 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) collating and (b) publishing NHS tribunal data.
Prostate Cancer: Screening
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Prostate Cancer: Screening
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NHS: Employment Tribunals Service
9 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what oversight exists to (a) monitor and (b) audit legal expenditure by NHS Trusts in Employment Tribunal cases.