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Mr. Grist
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) consultants, (b) senior registrars, (c) registrars, (d) general practitioners and (e) dental practitioners were employed in Wales by the national health service in 1978–79 and at latest available date.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett
The requested information is given in the table:
| 1978 | 1990 | 1991 | Increase per cent. | |
| Consultants1 | 630·5 | 856·5 | 4— | 36 |
| Senior Registrars1 | 100·9 | 145·7 | 4— | 44 |
| Registrars1 | 329·5 | 370·1 | 4— | 12 |
| General Medical Practitioners2 | 1,323 | 1,634 | 24 | |
| General Dental Practitioners3 | 598 | 832 | 39 | |
| 1 Whole-time equivalent of hospital medical and dental staff in post as at 30 September. | ||||
| 2 Number of unrestricted principles as at I October 1978 and 1 April 1991. | ||||
| 3 Number of principals and assistants as at 30 September. | ||||
| 4 Not available. | ||||