§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much revenue has been raised by(a) NHS trusts and (b) health boards through the disposal of surplus property for each of the last three years; and which bodies received this revenue. [6488]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe total amount raised from the disposal of surplus property by NHS trusts and health boards for the last three years is as follows:
Health boards £ 1993–94 12,604,800 1994–95 16,513,100 1995–961 12,893,600 NHS Trusts 1993–94 3,770,000 1994–95 2,880,000 1995–961 5,549,000 1The figures for 1995–96 are provisional. Trusts are permitted to retain a proportion of capital receipts. The remainder are remitted to the centre and used to fund the NHS capital programme.