§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the proportion of health visitors to children in each health board area in September 1992.
Financial year Number of offers made Value £ thousands Number of offers accepted Actualrs expenditure incurred £ thousands Scotland 1991–92 69 1,578 51 1,210 1992–93 103 2,401 95 1,452 1993–94 87 1,969 72 1,714 Fife 1991–92 13 285 11 50 1992–93 9 223 7 191 1993–94 9 223 8 121 The European Commission and other Government Departments such as the Department of Trade and Industry, the Department of the Environment and the Ministry of Defence are also actively involved in assisting projects which fall within their particular spheres of responsibility.
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§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 7 July 1994]: The information requested is shown in the table.
Health Visitors1 2 per 1000 children aged under 5: (Whole time equivalent as at 30 September 19923) Numbers Scotland 4.3 Argyll and Clyde 4.2 Ayrshire and Arran 3.6 Borders 3.8 Dumfries and Galloway 3.1 Fife 5.0 Forth Valley 5.0 Grampian 4.6 Greater Glasgow 4.4 Highland 3.4 Lanarkshire 4.2 Lothian 4.5 Orkney 3. Shetland 4.1 Tayside 4.5 Western Isles 4.2 1Excludes combined duty nurses and health visitors in training. Includes field work teachers. 2Grades G to I. These staff are assumed to be qualified health visitors. 3Population figures used in the above calculations are based on estimates for 30 June 1992.