§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what action he is planning to take with reference to the recent Confederation of British Industry report, "Trade Routes to the Future", as it affects Wales; and if he will make a statement.
Family Practitioner Committee Practitioners born outside Great Britain1 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Clwyd 48 24.7 46 23.4 45 22.5 47 22.3 49 22.9 Dyfed 11 6.0 12 6.4 13 6.7 15 7.6 14 6.8 Gwent 77 34.7 79 35.0 83 35.0 78 33.1 78 32.5 Gwynedd 10 7.3 8 5.8 11 7.9 9 6.5 9 6.3 Mid Glamorgan 123 45.4 126 46.0 125 45.3 133 47.5 138 47.4 Powys 9 12.9 10 13.9 10 13.9 11 14.5 10 13.3 South Glamorgan 21 10.0 21 9.7 25 11.4 25 11.3 25 11.1 West Glamorgan 26 14.6 27 15.0 29 15.6 29 15.4 28 14.4 Wales 325 22.2 329 22.1 341 22.4 347 22.4 351 22.1 1 Unrestricted principals as at 1 October.
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many doctors whose training and basic medical qualification were received outside the United Kingdom are employed in hospitals in Wales in 1989; and what was the comparable figure for each of the past five years;
(2) what percentage of hospital doctors in each health authority area in Wales received their basic medical training and qualification outside the United Kingdom; and what was the comparable percentage for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. GristInformation on where hospital doctors received basic medical training is not held centrally. However available information on country of birth is shown in the table:
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§ Mr. Peter WalkerI wrote to the CBI on 4 December. A copy of my letter has been placed in the House of Commons Library. Since then I have announced plans to dualling the A5 across Anglesey, one of the routes identified in the report as in need of improvement.