§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the annual budgets over the last five years up to and including 31 March, and the percentage they have been over or under Scottish health authorities revenue equalisation parity in each of these years, for(a) Greater Glasgow, (b) Highland, (c) Tayside, (d) Central and (e) Borders and Dumfries and Galloway health boards.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythOn the assumption that the reference to Central health board should be to Forth Valley health board the information is as follows:
§ Mr. RifkindThe information for 1988–89 is set out in the table:
Legal aid for actions of divorce: Scotland Number of applications made Number of applications granted Cost1 £ Sheriff Court 11,182 8,610 5,330,902 Court of Session 217 143 2,223,971 Total 11.399 8,753 7,554,873 1 The cost shown represents expenditure in 88–89, not expenditure on cases for which legal aid was granted in 1988–89.