§ Mr. Terry Davisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many consultant posts in urology exist in each region.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg:At 30 September 1981 the number of consultant posts in urology in each region were as follows (whole-time equivalents in brackets):
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Region Number Northern 9(8.0) Yorkshire 15(15.0) Trent 10(10.0) East Anglia 7 (7.0) North West Thames 12 (9.9) North East Thames 15(11.5) South East Thames 21(17.9) South West Thames 13 (9.8) Wessex 8 (8.0) Oxford 2 (2.0)
Region Number South Western 10 (9.6) West Midlands 16(15.6) Mersey 7 (6.5) North Western 18(17.2) Since then, four further posts have been authorised, one in Trent, one in West Midlands, and two in North Western.