Written question asked by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 March 1997. It was answered by Gwilym Jones (Conservative) on Friday, 21 March 1997 on behalf of the Welsh Office.

Welsh Office

Question: What assessment he has made of (a) the recruitment and (b) the provision of speech therapists in Wales.

Answer: Mr. Hanson: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of (a) the recruitment and (b) the provision of speech therapists in Wales. [21601] Mr. Jones: A survey of speech therapy departments in Wales was carried out in 1996 which identified 14.1 whole-time equivalent vacancies. NHS trusts indicated that there were some recruitment difficulties. Provision is being made for a further eight speech therapists to be trained in each annual cohort in Wales in addition to the 22 student places available.

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