Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the estimated cost to Government of training a single doctor from medical school through to the completion of the Foundation Programme.

The Personal Social Services Research Unit at the University of Kent estimates that the cost of training an individual from the beginning of medical school to the end of the foundation training programme is approximately £327,000. This includes discounting, salaries to the trainee during the foundation stage, living expenses and other costs of training.