Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications there have been for entry to 2017-18 degree courses for (a) physiotherapy, (b) midwifery, (c) occupational therapy,(d) speech and language therapy, (e) dietetics, (f) podiatry, (g) diagnostic radiography, (h) therapeutic radiography, (i) paramedic science, (j) prosthetics and orthotics, (k) orthoptics, (l) art therapy, (m) drama therapy and (n) music therapy.

The Department is not responsible for collecting data on the number of applications to study degree courses in allied health profession subjects.

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service publishes data on the number of applications to full-time undergraduate courses. Further information is available at:

https://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis/ucas-undergraduate-releases/2017-cycle-applicant-figures-june-deadline-0