HC Deb 11 January 1988 vol 125 c145W
Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of post mortems done under fiscal licence for each year since 1980.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information is only available from July 1984 and, so far as can be ascertained, is as follows:

Number
1984 (July—December) 2,622
1985 5,317
1986 5,239
1987 (January—October) 4,342

Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of post mortems done under fiscal licence in National Health Service hospitals for each year since 1980.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

I regret that the information is not available.