§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for
Number1 of doctors employed by health board: 30 September 1987 Health board Consultants General practitioners Other grades Argyll and Clyde 112.3 301 218.5 Ayrshire and Arran 93.5 238 160.0 Borders 25.5 70 29.7 Dumfries and Galloway 48.2 109 74.0 Fife 81.0 195 148.8 Forth Valley 79.0 184 123.3 Grampian 178.5 301 373.0 Greater Glasgow 541.2 638 1,138.4 Highland 69.8 159 114.6 Lanarkshire 155.5 305 268.7 Lothian 353.3 504 761.0 Orkney 1.0 22 4.3 Shetland 2.0 17 6.0 Tayside 172.4 247 343.2 Western Isles 5.5 28 6.1 1 Consultants and other grades are shown as whole-time equivalents and general practitioners as number. General practitioner data are provisional.
§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if his Department will be contributing to the Office of Fair Trading's inquiry into the competitive position of doctors; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe Director General of Fair Trading has now referred the question of restrictions on doctors' advertising to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. I understand that officials of the Scottish Home and Health Department will be invited to give evidence to the commission.