asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list in the Official Report the number of qualified pharmacists per 10,000 population employed directly by the National Health Service in each of the regional health authority areas in England;(2) if he will list in the
Official Report the number of midwives and health visitors per 10,000 population in each of the regional health authority areas of England;
(3) if he will list in the Official Report the number of hospital nurses per 10,000 population in each regional hospital authority area in England;
(4) if he will list in the Official Report the number of hospital doctors per 10,000 population in each regional health authority area in England.
Following is the information requested:
| General medical practitioners | Dentists | |
| Northern | 4·6 | 2·0 |
| Yorkshire | 4·7 | 2·4 |
| Trent | 4·5 | 2·1 |
| East Anglia | 4·8 | 2·5 |
| NW Thames | 5·3 | 4·2 |
| NE Thames | 4·9 | 2·9 |
| SE Thames | 4·9 | 3·1 |
| SW Thames | 4·9 | 3·8 |
| Wessex | 5·0 | 2·9 |
| Oxford | 4·8 | 2·8 |
| South Western | 5·1 | 3·3 |
| West Midlands | 4·6 | 2·3 |
| Mersey | 4·7 | 2·5 |
| North Western | 4·6 | 2·4 |