Question follow-through · 26882

Medicine: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she intends double the number of medical school places.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
7 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she intends double the number of medical school places.

  2. 7 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    We will provide an update on publication and timelines for the plan, which will set out our approach in each key area, including medical school places, in due course.

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Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.

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