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Mr. Alec Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the present average number of patients per general practitioner in Wales; and how this com- pares with the other regional hospital boards in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Peter Thomas
The information is not available in the form requested. At 1st October 1972, the latest date for which most of the detailed figures are available, the average number of patients per general practitioner in Wales compared with Scotland, Northern Ireland and the standard regions of England were:
| Wales | 2,198 |
| England—North Region | 2,474 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 2,510 |
| East Midlands | 2,580 |
| East Anglia | 2,321 |
| South East | 2,367 |
| South West | 2,224 |
| West Midlands | 2,493 |
| North West | 2,502 |
| Scotland | 2,032 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,095 |