§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the size of population per dentist in each regional hospital authority area in England and Wales.
§ Dr. OwenOn the latest available information the population per dentist practising in the general dental services is:
Northern Regional Health Authority 5725 Yorkshire Regional Health Authority 5023 Trent Regional Health Authority 5916 East Anglia Regional Health Authority 5135 North West Thames Regional Health Authority 2567 North East Thames Regional Health Authority 3739 South East Thames Regional Health Authority 3667 South West Thames Regional Health Authority 2925 Wessex Regional Health Authority 3784 Oxford Regional Health Authority 4195 South Western Regional Health Authority 3543 West Midlands Regional Health Authority 5415 Mersey Regional Health Authority 4654 North Western Regional Health Authority 5174 Wales 5453