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Health Professions: Training

Asked by Dr Simon OpherLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 103474

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer to UIN 94508, how many of these unique applications were made by people currently outside the UK, compared to those already based in the UK.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department has not undertaken an analysis of the information collected as part of the 2025 medical specialty training programme to assess the location of applicants at the point of application.

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