Devolution (Hansard, 7 December 1987)

§ Mr. Rifkind

I receive frequent representations from industry and commerce expressing concern on this score.

Specialty	Scotland	Argyll and Clyde	Ayrshire and Arran	Borders	Dumfries and Galloway	Fife	Forth Valley	Grampian	Greater Glasgow	Highland	Lanarkshire	Lothian	Orkney	Shetland	Tayside	Western Isles
1983
General medicine	4,912	357	266	63	87	175	200	431	1,229	216	408	1,014	—	18	421	26
General surgery	3,789	361	248	67	124	170	151	296	780	221	388	519	41	44	343	36
Other non-psychiatric acute specialties¹	12,208	681	617	203	246	568	388	1,200	3,219	421	1,104	2,245	18	—	1,277	22
Geriatric	10,401	982	683	235	322	600	565	978	2,125	388	966	1,429	51	87	885	105
Maternity	2,664	244	213	32	73	145	149	256	522	116	252	402	12	11	220	17
Mental illness	16,466	1,448	775	296	664	877	868	1,617	3,832	686	1,722	2,096	—	—	1,582	2
Mental handicap	6,479	327	116	32	24	478	1,125	707	1,454	241	613	773	—	—	588	—
Young Chronic Sick	376	39	—	—	—	14	—	—	193	1	38	46	9	—	36	—
Total	57,295	4,438	2,918	928	1,540	3,026	3,446	5,486	13,355	2,290	5,491	8,522	131	160	5,354	210
1984
General medicine	4,869	354	271	66	82	174	185	444	1,210	205	412	1,000	—	18	421	27
General surgery	3,797	360	250	69	124	182	146	310	749	226	386	534	44	45	337	35
Other non-psychiatric acute specialties¹	12,068	679	694	198	252	567	394	1,198	3,163	379	1,068	2,176	15	—	1,263	22
Geriatric	10,700	984	704	240	326	647	601	1,026	2,206	414	971	1,450	52	87	886	105
Maternity	2,633	246	203	33	69	145	146	257	521	117	237	401	12	11	219	17
Mental illness	16,500	1,474	818	292	662	959	868	1,629	3,793	692	1,680	2,091	—	—	1,540	2
Mental handicap	6,255	310	119	33	27	475	1,096	711	1,331	241	613	753	—	—	547	—
Young Chronic Sick	394	38	—	—	—	12	—	20	193	3	38	46	9	—	36	—
Total	57,216	4,445	3,059	931	1,542	3,161	3,436	5,595	13,166	2,277	5,404	8,451	132	161	5,248	208
1985
General medicine	4,897	360	272	70	88	174	182	454	1,221	201	431	993	—	18	404	27
General surgery	3,715	351	239	69	124	170	141	313	763	212	367	531	42	43	316	35
Other non-psychiatric acute specialties¹	11,761	670	660	195	262	541	399	1,195	3,085	361	968	2,122	15	—	1,266	23
Geriatric	10,690	981	708	241	326	673	613	1,010	2,193	402	976	1,444	52	84	880	108
Maternity	2,563	241	191	30	70	135	139	255	523	115	211	393	12	11	221	17
Mental illness	16,307	1,457	810	289	633	972	868	1,599	3,718	684	1,685	2,087	—	—	1,503	1
Mental handicap	6,016	316	121	33	29	475	1,066	713	1,211	238	613	664	—	—	536	—
Young Chronic Sick	386	39	—	—	—	12	—	20	193	5	30	46	9	—	32	—
Total	56,334	4,415	3,001	927	1,531	3,152	3,407	5,558	12,907	2,220	5,283	8,279	129	157	5,158	211
1986
General medicine	4,900	373	271	77	84	174	176	454	1,248	191	424	966	—	22	413	27
General surgery	3,647	340	229	72	125	181	147	308	766	199	360	500	43	40	301	35
Other non-psychiatric acute specialties¹	11,523	672	637	195	268	559	403	1,194	2,932	353	966	2,059	15	—	1,249	23
Geriatric	10,889	977	716	241	329	701	631	1,039	2,229	405	1,008	1,486	52	87	879	110
Maternity	2,436	239	190	32	65	135	131	252	505	107	203	318	12	11	218	17
Mental illness	16,029	1,424	809	288	598	1,026	862	1,607	3,609	655	1,576	2,077	—	—	1,497	1
Mental handicap	5,948	303	122	33	38	475	1,066	702	1,210	233	592	637	—	—	536	—
Young Chronic Sick	385	39	—	—	—	12	—	20	193	6	34	46	9	—	27	—
Total	55,757	4,367	2,974	939	1,507	3,262	3,417	5,575	12,691	2,149	5,164	8,089	131	160	5,120	212
1987
General medicine	4,917	386	269	80	85	173	174	449	1,255	190	426	969	—	22	412	27
General surgery	3,613	335	226	74	122	184	149	301	767	196	361	492	42	38	293	35
Other non-psychiatric acute specialties¹	11,365	621	634	194	266	562	403	1,189	2,882	356	950	2,027	17	—	1,242	23

38W

Any higher tax burden in Scotland, or even the threat of it, would inevitably have an adverse effect on Scottish industry and commerce and, consequently, on employment. These fears were very much in evidence in the responses to the recent survey of industry and commerce conducted by the Scottish Conservative party.