HC Deb 19 November 1976 vol 919 cc767-9W
Mr. Robert

Hughes asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will

Regional Hospital Board 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
£ £ £ £ £
Northern 34
North-Eastern 38
Eastern 28 194 27 33
South-Eastern 77 50 68
Western 31 11 228 223
28* 336 38 316 324

Regional Hospital Board 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74
£ £ £ £ £
Northern 391
North-Eastern 22 21
Eastern
South-Eastern 32 30 13 59 400
Western 199 181 363 179 521
253 211 376 650 921
* Estimated: the information available for this year is not comprehensive.

Mr. Robert Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the total amount recovered by legal action from defaulting pay-bed patients by each of the

publish in the Official Report the total amount recovered by legal action from defaulting pay-bed patients by each of the area health boards in Scotland since their inception.

Mr. Harry Ewing

The amount recovered from 1st April 1974 to the present time is as follows:

Health Board £
Argyll and Clyde 86.25
Ayrshire and Arran 24.30
Dumfries and Galloway 61.00
Grampian 822.63
Greater Glasgow 929.75
Lothian 492.15
£2,416.08

Mr. Robert Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the total amount written off in respect of defaulting pay-bed patients by each of the regional hospital boards in Scotland for the 10 years preceding their demise.

Mr. Harry Ewing

The information is as follows:

regional hospital boards in Scotland for the 10 years preceding their demise.

Mr. Harry Ewing

This information is not available.

Mr. Robert Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the total amount written off in respect of defaulting pay-bed patients by each of the area health boards in Scotland since their inception.

Mr. Harry Ewing

The amounts written off in the two financial years 1974–75 and 1975–76 are are follows. Later information is not available.

Health Board £
Argyll and Clyde 173
Ayrshire and Arran 36
Dumfries and Galloway 301
Grampian 1,429
Greater Glasgow 540
Highland 36
Lothian 347
Tayside 91
2,953

There were no pay beds in the seven remaining health board areas.