§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total allocation of central Government funding to pre-school development groups in(a) speech therapy and (b) physiotherapy in each regional health board area for each financial year since 1987 and the projected expenditure in such spheres in each financial year from 1992 to 1995.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[holding answer 18 May 1992]: No specific allocation of resources are made to health boards for speech therapy or physiotherapy. Allocations of resources for the purchase of services to meet the health care needs of their resident population are made to health boards each year and it is for them to determine their priorities and how the money will be spent.