asked the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of infants in Wales born during each of the past three years in each of the eight health authorities in the Principality have been effectively immunised against measles.
The percentage of children vaccinated against measles by the end of the second year following birth for the most recent three years available is given as follows:
| Percentage children born in 1976 vaccinated by end of 1978 | Percentage children born in 1977 vaccinated by end of 1979 | Percentage children born in 1978 vaccinated by end of 1980 | |
| Clwyd | 40 | 42 | 49 |
| Dyfed | 26 | 29 | 29 |
| Gwent | 35 | 42 | 48 |
| Gwynedd | 30 | 29 | 35 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Powys | 29 | 22 | 25 |
| South Glamorgan | 19 | 22 | 26 |
| West Glamorgan | 19 | 23 | 24 |
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what measures are taken to encourage parents to immunise their children against measles, in view of the serious complications to which those who have not been immunised are subject.
Family doctors, health visitors and professional staff in child health clinics fully appreciate and advise parents on the importance of immunisation.