HC Deb 08 March 1978 vol 945 cc706-7W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing for each area health board the spending per head of population served.

Mr. Harry Ewing

Because of the substantial cross-boundary flows of patients between board areas, which vary greatly with the type of service involved, it is not possible to assess the population served on any general basis. The information in respect of 1976–77 based on the population resident in each area is as follows:

Health Board £
Argyll and Clyde … … 106.58
Ayrshire and Arran … … 85.84
Borders … … 100.13
Dumfries and Galloway … … 114.96
Fife … … 89.57
Forth Valley … … 106.49
Crampian … … 119.35
Greater Glasgow … … 156.68
Highland … … 127.68
Lanarkshire … … 93.81
Lothian … … 134.54
Orkney … … 93.38
Shetland … … 103.48
Tayside … … 155.14
Western Isles … … 99.61

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland which area health boards have underspent their financial allocation in each of the past three years.

Mr. Harry Ewing

The information, based on the allocation for hospital and community health service revenue, is as follows:

Health Board

1974–75

  • Dumfries and Galloway
  • Forth Valley
  • Grampian
  • Lanarkshire
  • Shetland
  • Tayside

1975–76

  • Borders
  • Dumfries and Galloway
  • Grampian
  • Lothian
  • Tayside

1976–77

  • Ayrshire and Arran
  • Borders
  • Fife
  • Forth Valley
  • Grampian
  • Greater Glasgow
  • Highland
  • Lanarkshire
  • Lothian

In 15 of the 20 cases the underspending was less than 1 per cent.