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Farm Incomes

Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the (a) average annual income of farmers in each of the last 10 years prior to devolution and (b) the average annual direct subsidy per farm in Wales

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distinguishing between those which (i) are and (ii) are not in less favoured areas. [140569]

Mr. Paul Murphy: Following is the available information. Data cannot be provided on a consistent basis before 1993.

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£000

	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99
LFA farms
Net farm income	16.0	7.0	18.4	14.3	8.1	4.4
Total direct subsidies	21.7	20.2	27.3	26.4	22.7	28.4
Lowland farms
Net farm income	10.4	8.5	16.0	10.3	3.3	-1.3
Total direct subsidies	7.1	7.7	11.5	11.4	10.5	13.0

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NHS Dentists

Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each health authority area in Wales the ratio of NHS dentists to the population in each of the 10 years prior to devolution, indicating for each year the areas where there has been a shortage of NHS

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dentists and the number required to make up the shortfall in each case. [140640]

Mr. Paul Murphy: The numbers of NHS dentists, and rates per 10,000 population in each year, are set out in the table. The 1990 count was taken on 30 September; those for later years on 31 March. It is for individual health

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authorities to determine whether the level of dental manpower in their area is adequate in the light of local needs.

General Dental Practitioners in Wales

	1990
	Number	Rate(33)
1990
Clwyd	11	2.7
Dyfed	98	2.8
Gwent	125	2.8
Gwynedd	69	2.9
Mid Glamorgan	134	2.5
Powys	34	2.9
South Glamorgan	131	3.2
West Glamorgan	135	3.6
Wales	837	2.9
1991
Clwyd	110	2.7
Dyfed	97	2.8
Gwent	136	3.0
Gwynedd	63	2.6
Mid Glamorgan	133	2.5
Powys	38	3.2
South Glamorgan	131	3.2
West Glamorgan	134	3.6
Wales	842	2.9
1992
Clwyd	116	2.8
Dyfed	101	2.9
Gwent	134	3.0
Gwynedd	65	2.7
Mid Glamorgan	140	2.6
Powys	34	2.9
South Glamorgan	131	3.2
West Glamorgan	132	3.6
Wales	853	2.9
1993
Clwyd	108	2.6
Dyfed	103	2.9
Gwent	133	3.0
Gwynedd	65	2.7
Mid Glamorgan	128	2.4
Powys	34	2.8
South Glamorgan	131	3.2
West Glamorgan	129	3.5
Wales	831	2.9
1994
Clwyd	119	2.9
Dyfed	104	3.0
Gwent	142	3.1
Gwynedd	66	2.7
Mid Glamorgan	122	2.2
Powys	32	2.7
South Glamorgan	135	3.3
West Glamorgan	138	3.7
Wales	858	2.9
1995
Clwyd	118	2.8
Dyfed	100	2.8
Gwent	140	3.1
Gwynedd	65	2.7
Mid Glamorgan	128	2.4
Powys	33	2.7
South Glamorgan	138	3.3
West Glamorgan	128	3.5
Wales	850	2.9
1996
Clwyd	115	2.7
Dyfed	99	2.8
Gwent	137	3.0
Gwynedd	64	2.7
Mid Glamorgan	123	2.3
Powys	35	2.9
South Glamorgan	149	3.6
West Glomorgan	133	3.6
Wales	855	2.9
1997
Bro Taf	221	3.0
Dyfed Powys	143	3.0
Gwent	174	3.1
Morgannwg	176	3.5
North Wales	199	3.0
Wales	913	3.1
1998
Bro Taf	226	3.1
Dyfed Powys	146	3.0
Gwent	175	3.1
Morgannwg	176	3.5
North Wales	207	3.1
Wales	930	3.2
1999
Bro Taf	237	3.2
Dyfed Powys	158	3.3
Gwent	184	3.3
Morgannwg	184	3.7
North Wales	211	3.2
Wales	974	3.3

⁽³³⁾ Per 10,000 population

Note:

Principals, assistants and vocational trainees treating at least some NHS patients

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Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by health authority area the number and percentage of (a) adults and (b) children registered with NHS dentists in Wales in each of the last 10 years prior to devolution. [140639]

Mr. Paul Murphy: Patients have been required to register with a dentist only since 1 October 1990. Following are the figures requested, as at 30 September of each year.

	Children		Adults
	Number	Percentage population	Number	Percentage population
1991
Clwyd	48,791	51.7	126,816	39.8
Dyfed	38,809	50.3	107,701	39.6
Gwent	52,600	49.9	138,659	40.6
Gwynedd	25,946	49.6	76,889	41.2
Mid Glamorgan	57,899	44.3	140,996	34.4
Powys	12,257	46.9	36,177	39.3
South Glamorgan	53,281	56.0	134,443	43.1
West Glamorgan	48,912	58.8	129,699	45.2
Wales	338,495	50.9	891,380	40.2
1992
Clwyd	56,166	59.5	171,558	53.6
Dyfed	47,371	61.3	151,635	55.4
Gwent	66,770	63.0	202,095	58.9
Gwynedd	30,766	58.7	101,082	54.0
Mid Glamorgan	74,767	57.1	217,466	52.8
Powys	15,817	60.3	50,538	54.4
South Glamorgan	65,247	67.9	191,728	61.0
West Glamorgan	59,404	71.1	184,076	64.0
Wales	416,308	62.4	1,270,178	56.9
1993
Clwyd	60,114	63.7	181,750	56.5
Dyfed	47,050	60.8	151,768	55.4
Gwent	68,429	64.3	196,546	57.1
Gwynedd	30,746	58.7	89,561	47.7
Mid Glamorgan	77,687	59.2	221,993	53.7
Powys	17,195	65.5	49,994	53.4
South Glamorgan	68,100	69.9	187,850	59.5
West Glamorgan	61,811	74.2	187,747	65.2
Wales	431,132	64.5	1,267,209	56.6
1994
Clwyd	61,728	65.2	186,729	57.9
Dyfed	47,422	61.2	153,942	56.0
Gwent	68,603	63.9	194,788	56.5
Gwynedd	30,194	57.4	78,361	41.7
Mid Glamorgan	77,328	58.8	221,218	53.5
Powys	16,237	61.7	46,627	49.7
South Glamorgan	67,713	68.6	183,673	58.1
West Glamorgan	62,433	74.8	188,568	65.6
Wales	431,658	64.2	1,253,906	56.0
1995
Clwyd	59,713	63.1	172,131	53.3
Dyfed	46,266	59.7	141,089	51.3
Gwent	68,696	64.0	186,866	54.2
Gwynedd	27,539	52.4	67,084	35.7
Mid Glamorgan	75,446	57.4	217,194	52.6
Powys	15,999	60.8	45,104	48.0
South Glamorgan	70,058	71.0	180,564	57.1
West Glamorgan	61,791	74.0	186,886	65.0
Wales	425,508	63.3	1,196,918	53.4
1996
Bro Taf	107,700	60.9	288,840	52.0
Dyfed Powys	62,194	59.6	182,223	48.9
Gwent	85,019	62.8	221,675	52.7
Morgannwg	83,034	73.3	246,481	63.8
North Wales	88,419	60.0	237,897	46.8
Wales	426,366	63.0	1,177,116	52.5
1997
Bro Taf	109,512	61.6	288,695	51.7
Dyfed Powys	62,420	60.0	173,903	46.5
Gwent	86,119	63.6	220,162	52.2
Morgannwg	83,885	74.3	248,644	64.3
North Wales	92,562	62.9	252,151	49.6
Wales	434,498	64.2	1,183,555	52.6
1998
Bro Taf	100,975	56.9	245,417	43.7
Dyfed Powys	56,965	55.0	148,573	39.5
Gwent	80,728	59.9	196,336	46.5
Morgannwg	76,968	68.8	219,309	56.5
North Wales	89,408	61.0	233,645	45.7
Wales	405,044	60.1	1,043,280	46.2

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Miners' Compensation

Mr. Wigley: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many centres for assessing the compensation claims of former miners for chest disease there are in Wales. [141037]

Mr. Byers: I have been asked to reply.

There are currently five MAP centres operational in Wales, located in Swansea, Mountain Ash, Newport and Wrexham--Mountain Ash has two sets of testing equipment and is therefore counted as a double centre. The Department is planning to open two further centres in South Wales, located in Ystrad Mynach and Ammanford. The centres are also equipped to carry out spirometry assessments, along with an additional centre in Cardiff.

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