§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how Welsh-speaking medical students are currently undertaking courses leading to a qualification as a general medical practitioner in the university of Wales; and what the figures were in 1990 and 1995. [41486]
§ Mr. RichardsThis information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to increase the number of Welsh-speaking general medical practitioners in Wales. [41485]
§ Mr. RichardsMy right hon. Friend has no jurisdiction in this matter. Recruitment policies are the responsibility of family health services authorities and, in the case of partnerships, the existing doctors in the practice. The distribution of doctors throughout England and Wales is the responsibility of the Medical Practices Committee.