HC Deb 18 June 1996 vol 279 c440W
Mr. Chris Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of pharmacies in Wales by year since 1979. [33081]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The information is given in the following table

Number of Pharmacies1
1979 676
1980 675
1981 663
1982 664
1983 664
1984 666
1985 676
1986 695
1987 709
1988 704
1989 702
1990 707
1991 706
1992 707
1993 708
1994 712
1995 715
1 At 31 December for 1979 to 1989 and 30 September thereafter.