§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Wales what progress has been made with plans for a bypass of Rhayader.
TABLE I WHOLE TIME EQUIVALENTS: 30TH SEPTEMBER 1973 Column (a) In post Column (b) Vacancies HMC Physiotherapists Occupational Therapists Speech Therapists Remedial Gymnasts Radiographers (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) Newport and East Monmouth … 15 18 7 6 1 — 1 — 32 3 North Monmouth … … 13½ 2½ 6½ 3½ 1 — — — 13 — Border Counties … … … 3½ — 1 — — — — — 3 — U.H.W. Cardiff … … … 64 23 37 17 2 — 22 — 96 35 Merthyr and Aberdare … … 4 6 1½ — ½ ½ — 1 13 — Pontypridd and Rhondda … 11 10 7 — ½ 1½ 2 3 15 — B.R.O. Morgannwg … … 12 — 1 — 1 — ½ — 23½ — Glantawe … … … … 35 — 4½ 6 1½ — 1 — 45 7 South West Wales … … 14 4 3½ 1½ — ½ — — 16 2 Mid Wales … … … … 9 — ½ 1 — — — — 10 — Caernarvon and Anglesey … 19 1 6 1 2 1 — — 23 4 Clwyd and Deeside … … 21 4 5½ 8½ 1 — — — 16 — Wrexham, Powys and Mawddach 23 — 7 2 ½ ½ ½ — 21 — Talygran M.R.C. … … … 2 1 1 — — — 3 — — — Most speech therapists are at present employed by local education authorities. Speech therapy posts filled and vacant in Welsh local education authorities on 6th November 1973 were as follows:
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Local Education Authorities Speech Therapists, Whole-time Equivalents In Post Vacancies Anglesey 1 1½ Breconshire 1½ — Caernarvonshire — 2 Cardiganshire 2 1 Carmarthenshire 3 — Denbighshire 3½ — Flintshire 1 1 Glamorgan 5 8 Merioneth ½ ½ Monmouthshire 2½ 2½ Montgomeryshire — 1 Pembrokeshire ½ 1½ Radnorshire ½ 1½ Cradiff 3 3 Merthyr 1 — Newport 2 1 Swansea 1 1
§ Mr. Peter ThomasInvestigations into possible routes are continuing.