HC Deb 22 May 1984 vol 60 cc418-9W
Mr. Farr

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of National Health Service contracted dentists per 1,000 population in (a) the Trent region and (b) the remaining regional health authorities in England for the last five years.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The information requested is as follows:

Regional Health Authority 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Northern 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.47 0.48
Yorkshire 0.45 0.46 0.47 0.48 0.49
Trent 0.43 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.47
East Anglian 0.46 0.46 0.47 0.48 0.49
North West Thames 0.50 0.52 0.53 0.54 0.55
North East Thames 0.46 0.47 0.48 0.50 0.50
South East Thames 0.47 0.48 0.48 0.50 0.51
South West Thames 0.46 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.49
Wessex 0.46 0.46 0.48 0.49 0.50
Oxford 0.45 0.46 0.47 0.47 0.49
South Western 0.51 0.52 0.53 0.54 0.55
West Midlands 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.47 0.49
Regional Health Authority 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Mersey 0.45 0.46 0.47 0.48 0.49
North Western 0.43 0.45 0.46 0.46 0.48
England 0.46 0.47 0.48 0.49 0.50