HC Deb 31 March 1993 vol 222 cc263-4W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answers of 16 March to the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Mr.

General Dental Practitioners1
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Clwyd 87 97 99 108 111 105 102
Dyfed 83 89 91 96 98 101 105
Gwent 107 114 116 123 125 139 135
Gwynedd 65 66 63 66 69 65 66
Mid Glamorgan 121 130 131 135 134 123 133
Powys 32 34 35 34 34 36 35
South Glamorgan 125 127 130 132 131 129 127
West Glamorgan 120 123 133 133 135 134 128
1 At 30 September.

General Dental Practitioners per 1,000 population1
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Clwyd 0.22 0.24 0.24 0.26 0.27 0.25
Dyfed 0.24 0.26 0.26 0.27 0.28 0.29
Gwent 0.24 0.26 0.26 0.28 0.28 0.31
Gwynedd 0.28 0.28 0.26 0.27 0.29 0.27
Mid Glamorgan 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.23
Powys 0.28 0.30 0.30 0.29 0.29 0.30

Rowlands), Official Report,columns 186–87,how many and what proportion of the responses to which he refers were in favour of a unitary authority for the Heads of the Valleys; and if he will make copies of all responses received available in public libraries in Cardiff, Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil, Rymney, Darran Valley and New Tredegar.

Mr. David Hunt

Following my statement on 3 March 1992 I received 252 written representations about possible unitary authority boundaries in the valleys. Of these, one referred to the possibility of a heads of the valley authority. This proposal emerged primarily from my consideration of the other conflicting views I had received and my discussion of these with interested parties. Copies of the responses received to the earlier consultations are available for inspection in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament and, upon request, at the Welsh Office in Cardiff.

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