§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish a table showing for the latest available date for each of the regions of England how many general practitioners are(a) men and (b) women.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyAt 1 October 1989 the figures were as follows:
Region Unrestricted principals Male Female Total Northern 1,310 299 1,609 Yorkshire 1,548 386 1,934 Trent 1,905 478 2,383 East Anglia 883 184 1,067 North West Thames 1,393 604 1,997 North East Thames 1,531 494 2,025 South East Thames 1,521 446 1,967 South West Thames 1,151 413 1,564 Wessex 1,215 345 1,560 Oxford 1,025 305 1,330 South Western 1,561 347 1,908 West Midlands 2,193 522 2,715 Mersey 976 288 1,264 North Western 1,580 419 1,999