§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many dental practitioners there are in each Welsh health authority area; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979;
Family Practitioner Area Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd MidGlamorgan Powys SouthGlamorgan WestGlamorgan 1979 Number 70 69 92 52 96 19 103 104 Number per 1,000 population 0.18 0.21 0.21 0.23 0.18 0.18 0.26 0.28 1980 Number 71 70 88 55 98 21 107 105 Number per 1,000 population 0.18 0.21 0.20 0.24 0.18 0.20 0.27 0.29 1981 Number 70 69 96 53 99 25 112 107 Number per 1,000 population 0.18 0.21 0.22 0.23 0.18 0.23 0.29 0.29 1982 Number 77 73 101 57 101 29 117 115 Number per 1,000 population 0.20 0.22 0.23 0.25 0.19 0.26 0.30 0.31 1983 Number 79 80 106 59 105 28 120 117 Number per 1,000 population 0.20 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.20 0.25 0.31 0.32 1984 Number 84 77 107 61 117 25 120 114 Number per 1,000 population 0.21 0.23 0.24 0.26 0.22 0.23 0.30 0.31 1985 Number 87 80 109 63 118 30 124 121 Number per 1,000 population 0.22 0.24 0.25 0.27 0.22 0.27 0.31 0.33 1986 Number 87 83 107 63 120 32 121 118 Number per 1,0001 population 0.22 0.25 0.24 0.27 0.22 0.29 0.31 0.32 1 Based on 1985 population estimates.