HC Deb 17 December 1987 vol 124 c646W
Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total, and a breakdown for each health board, of the number of unrestricted principals in general practice, as at 1 October 1986; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information is set out in the table:

Unrestricted principals in post
Scotland 3,271
Health Board
Argyll and Clyde 296
Ayrshire and Arran 238
Borders 69
Dumfries and Galloway 107
Fife 192
Forth Valley 183
Grampian 293
Greater Glasgow 631
Highland 152
Lanarkshire 301
Lothian 494
Orkney 21
Shetland 18
Tayside 249
Western Isles 27