§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what additional resources he made available to Lothian health board for the upgrading of the Bruntsfield hospital following his predecessor's decision in 1985 to keep the hospital open.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythSpecial allocations to cover backlog maintenance of the National Health Service estate are made annually to health boards. It is for individual boards to decide, in the light of competing priorities, on which schemes the resources should be used.