Written question asked by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 June 2004. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 June 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors from overseas took the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board test in order to register to practise in the UK in the last 12 months. - Inc table.

Answer: Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors from overseas took the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board test in order to register to practise in the UK in the last 12 months. [178267] Mr. Hutton: The General Medical Council is responsible for administering the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB) test for overseas doctors, and collates figures annually. The table shows the figures for 2003. PLAB 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Part One Part Two Attempted 12,513 6,580 Passed 7,711 5,207 Percentage pass rate 62 79 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 422 c903W; 178267
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Assessments Doctors General Medical Council English language NHS Migrant workers Registration
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk