§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many dentists were employed in the national health service in each county in Wales in each of the last five years; and how many are currently employed.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettInformation on the number of dentists1 employed in the national health service in the years 1985 to 1989—the latest available data—is given in the table.
County 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Clwyd 113 114 122 122 137 Dyfed 104 107 112 118 115 Gwent 139 139 145 146 151 Gwynedd 81 81 81 77 80 Mid-Glamorgan 149 151 158 160 164 Powys 39 44 44 44 45 South Glamorgan 221 214 219 215 220 West Glamorgan 146 142 145 153 157 1 General dental practitioners, including assistants, as at 1 October, community dental staff as at 30 September and hospital dental staff, excluding hospital practitioners and clinical assistants, as at 30 September.