HC Deb 26 February 1988 vol 128 cc348-9W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he now anticipates building of the Felinheli (Port Dinorwic) bypass in Gwynedd will begin; and when he proposes to go out to tender with regard to this scheme.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The Felinheli (Port Dinorwic) bypass is programmed to start in the period January 1988-December 1990, as set out in "Roads in Wales 1985". Invitation of tenders will depend on the satisfactory completion of statutory procedures and the availability of financial resources.

Eye tests by hospital opticians1
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Clwyd
East Dyfed
Pembrokeshire
Gwent 119
Gwynedd
Mid Glamorgan 215 86 77 152 41 90 51
Powys 28 64 49 36 27 36 39
South Glamorgan 12 36 44 27 50 32 46
West Glamorgan 118 22 200 620 331 517 518
Wales 373 208 370 835 449 675 773
1 First attendance as an out-patient.

Dental inspections by the community dental service1
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 21986–87
Clwyd 47,687 59,584 64,030 54,259 48,045 44,667 43,357
East Dyfed 54,967 54,959 33,601 34,839 32,901 31,915 38,494
Pembrokeshire 16,091 15,508 17,406 19,861 17,269
Gwent 68,063 66,385 60,562 77,991 60,344 65,431 56,609
Gwynedd 16,941 11,349 12,082 12,426 20,266 21,799 19,125
Mid Glamorgan 90,742 99,859 92,070 84,760 86.396 77,365 72,369
Powys 17,987 22,071 16,708 20,275 18,423 19,200 22,109
South Glamorgan 44,056 44,694 45,205 45,128 41,555 43,383 41,768
West Glamorgan 42,303 42,276 43,036 40,971 45,486 49,366 53,157
Wales 382,746 401,177 383,385 386,157 370,822 372,987 364,157
1 Includes first and subsequent inspections.
2 Financial year 1986–87.

Hospital Out-patients (dental)1
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Clwyd 2,987 3,027 2,941 2,897 2,635 3,180 3,573
East Dyfed 996 937 1,036 1,642 1,461 1,715 1,933
Pembrokeshire 356 908 687 670 641 725 768
Gwent 2,072 2,258 2,717 3,210 3,103 3,237 3,154
Gwynedd 1,506 1,452 1,455 1,451 1,567 1,812 1,364
Mid Glamorgan 1,357 1,506 1,686 2,573 2,878 2,845 2,303
Powys 129 191 178 227
South Glamorgan 22,451 21,906 18,413 18,383 19,878 21,980 20,927
West Glamorgan 4,352 3,884 4,317 4,848 5,033 4,887 4,114
Wales 36,077 35,878 33,252 35,803 37,387 40,559 38,363
3 First visit as an out-patient (dental surgery and orthodontics).

(thousands)
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Eye tests by the General Ophthalmic Service in Wales 576 489 499 519 561 597 623
Dental examinations by the General Dental Service in Wales 1,458 1,467 1,542 1,580 1,637 1,665 11,751
1 Financial year 1986–87