§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the total number of pharmacists in Scotland in each of the past 10 years, giving a breakdown per 100,000 population in each of Scotland's health board areas.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested is not available centrally in the form requested. The table sets out the number of registered pharmacists in Scotland for each of the past 10 years. "Scottish Health Statistics", copies of which are in the Library, contain from 1979 onwards by health board the information requested in respect of hospital pharmacists and from 1981 onwards the number of pharmacies contracted to provide primary care pharmaceutical services.
Number of registered pharmacists 1977 2,800 1978 2,832 1979 2,842 1980 2,822 1981 2,929 1982 2,960 1983 3,000 1984 3,048 1985 3,070 1986 3,092