§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money has been paid to management or financial consultants in 1985–86 and 1986–87 for work for(a) the Scottish Home and Health Department and (b) each health board.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythAmounts paid to management or financial consultants for work commissioned by the Scottish Home and Health Department were:
£ 1985–86 282,252 1986–87 1248,535 1 Includes £118,000 for a project commissioned by the Home side of the Department. Information available from the annual accounts of health boards relates to the total of fees paid to management consultants, to legal firms (other than for legal expenses connected with compensation claims) and to work study consultants. The amounts for each health board are shown in the table.
Health board 1985–86 1986–87 £ £ Argyll and Clyde 8,844 55,016 Ayrshire and Arran 33,570 7,049 Borders 13,930 2,017 Dumfries and Galloway 4,865 2,800 Fife 12,392 25,333 Forth Valley 22,902 26,287 Grampian 15,364 93,493 Greater Glasgow 3,832 — Highland 2,907 19,170 Lanarkshire 125 — Lothian 13,917 83,514 Orkney 1,637 645 Shetland 1,324 1,442 Tayside 61 255 Western Isles 14 2,219 Total 135,684 319,240