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Medicine: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medical school places he expects there to be in each year up to 2031.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 Jul 2025
Target answer date
17 Jul 2025
Answer
22 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medical school places he expects there to be in each year up to 2031.

  2. 17 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The total maximum fundable limit for medical school places in England set by the Office for Students is 8,230 places for the 2025/26 academic year. The limit is confirmed on an annual basis.We will publish a new 10 Year Workforce Plan later this year to d...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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