§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the present average number of patients per general practitioner in practice in Wales; and how this compares with the other regional hospital boards in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe most recent figures based in England on economic planning regions, are:
Area Patients per General Practitioner Date Wales 2,203 1st October, 1971 England— North 2,504 1st October, 1971 Yorkshire and Humberside 2,536 1st October, 1971 East Midlands 2,591 1st October, 1971 East Anglia 2,313 1st October, 1971 South East 2,408 1st October, 1971 South West 2,444 1st October, 1971 West Midlands 2,571 1st October, 1971 North West 2,559 1st October, 1971 Scotland 2,081 1st July, 1971 Northern Ireland 2,071 31st March, 1971 Figures for regional hospital board areas are not generally available.