§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many general practitioners worked for the National Health Service in(a) Wales and (b) Pembrokeshire in each year since 1959;
(2) what was the average number of people registered with each National Health Service general practitioner in each year since 1959 in (a) Pembrokeshire and (b) Wales.
§ Mr. Grist[holding answer 3 May 1989]: The available information is given in the following table: 193W
Number of unrestricted principals at 1 October Average list size Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire Executive Committee Wales Executive Committee Wales 19591 n/a 1,264 n/a 2,045 19601 n/a 1,271 n/a 2,047 1961 51 1,270 n/a 2,067 1962 n/a 1,281 n/a 2,061 1963 45 1,270 n/a 2,093 1964 48 1,254 n/a 2,136 1965 45 1,230 n/a 2,192 1966 45 1,220 n/a 2,219 1967 44 1,220 n/a 2,229 1968 45 1,225 n/a 2,231 1969 48 1,232 2,068 2,232 1970 48 1,258 2,069 2,192 1971 48 1,259 2,048 2,203 1972 52 1,269 1,908 2,198 1973 52 1,269 1,940 2,207 1 As at 1 July.
Dyfed Family1Practitioner Committee Wales Dyfed Family1 Practitioner Committee Wales 1974 160 1,291 2,051 2,189 1975 162 1,290 2,028 2,193 1976 161 1,286 2,063 2,199 1977 161 1,304 2,062 2,175 1978 163 1,323 2,019 2,302 1979 166 1,339 2,019 2,277 1980 169 1,372 2,000 2,086 1981 172 1,397 1,958 2,057 1982 180 1,431 1,885 2,013 1983 182 1,465 1,864 1,975 1984 188 1,492 1,811 1,946 1985 194 1,523 1,770 1,914 1986 197 1,549 1,750 1,881 1987 205 1,587 1,699 1,849 1 Family practitioner committees took over from executive councils in 1974. Figures are no longer available centrally for Pembrokeshire, but are subsumed in the Dyfed family practitioner committee total.