§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the recipients of supplementary allocations from underspend on the NHS budget in each of the past three years; and if he will publish the rules pertaining to the application for an award of such allocations. [12009]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe recipients of the supplementary allocations from underspend on the NHS budget in each of the past three years are as shown in the following table:
£thousand Recipient 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Argyll and Clyde health board 2,600 1,815 1,414 Ayrshire and Arran health board 2,000 871 1,198 Borders health board 750 443 363 Dumfries and Galloway health board 900 885 517 Fife health board 1,950 2,393 1,074 Forth Valley health board 1,500 884 842 Grampian health board 2,850 2,367 1,527 Greater glasgow health board 6,100 5,111 3,115 Highland health board 1,400 796 685 Lanarkshire health board 3,000 1,719 1,671 Lothian health board 4,200 3,330 2,310 Orkney health board 300 329 68 Shetland health board 200 197 74 Tayside health board 2,450 1,914 1,319 Western Isles health board 650 196 124 State Hospital — 220 — Common Services Agency — 280 — Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education — 185 — Total 30,850 23,935 16,301 There are no rules pertaining to the application for an award of such allocations. The allocations made to enable health boards to meet national and local priorities are generally made on a weighted capitation basis.