§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of patients in each health board area currently awaiting coronary artery bypass operations.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 15 July 1990]: At March 1990 the numbers were:
Health board of residence Number of patients Argyll and Clyde 50 Ayrshire and Arran 56 Borders 23 Dumfries and Galloway 23 Fife 45 Forth Valley 31 Grampian 114 Greater Glasgow 223 Highland 33 Lanarkshire 89 Lothian 105 Orkney 2 Shetland 2 Tayside 91 Western Isles 3 TOTAL 890