§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of dental practitioners employed by each health authority in Wales within the community dental service for each of the last five years; and if he will present his data per 1,000 of the population.
Staff in post (whole-time equivalents) as at 30 September Rate per 100,000 population 1986 1987 1988 1989 19901 1986 1987 1988 1989 19902 Clwyd 13.3 12.9 13.4 10.9 11.7 3.3 3.2 3.3 2.7 2.8 East Dyfed 10.7 8.0 10.6 8.6 8.6 4.7 3.4 4.5 3.6 3.6 Gwent 18.2 20.7 18.3 16.4 15.3 4.1 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.4 Gwynedd 12.6 10.2 9.6 8.9 9.7 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 Mid Glamorgan 17.7 19.5 20.9 18.9 18.9 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.5 Pembrokeshire 4.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 4.2 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 Powys 8.0 7.9 7.0 6.2 7.0 7.1 7.0 6.1 5.3 6.0 South Glamorgan 13.8 9.8 16.7 16.8 16.2 3.5 2.5 4.1 4.2 4.0 West Glamorgan 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.5 12.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.4 1 Provisional. 2 1989 population figures used.