§ 1980. Mr. ChisholmTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many consultants there were in public health medicine in each health board in(a)(b) 1985, (c) 1990 and (d) 1996. [12048]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is set out in the tables.
Consultants in public health medicine in Scotland by health board Number 1980 1985 1990 1996 Argyll and Clyde 12 9 7 6 Ayrshire and Arran 7 7 6 6 Borders 2 2 2 2 Dumfries and Galloway 3 1 1 2 Fife 7 6 5 2 Forth Valley 5 3 5 4 Grampian 15 12 12 13 Greater Glasgow 26 23 17 16 Highland 6 5 4 3 Lanarkshire 9 10 6 6 Lothian 31 23 21 11 Orkney 0 0 0 0 Shetland 0 0 0 0 Tayside 15 15 17 6 Western Isles 0 0 0 1 Common Services Agency 10 10 11 11 Total 148 126 114 89
Whole time equivalent 1980 1985 1990 1996 Argyll and Clyde 12.0 9.0 6.6 6.0 Ayrshire and Arran 6.5 7.0 6.0 5.6 Borders 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 Dumfries and Galloway 3.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 Fife 7.0 6.0 5.0 2.0 Forth Valley 5.0 3.0 4.1 4.0 Grampian 13.9 10.9 10.4 9.8
Provision of powered indoor-outdoor wheelchairs Aberdeen Dundee Edinburgh Glasgow Inverness Total 1992–93 0 2 29 35 0 66 1993–94 30 33 27 206 15 311 1994–95 46 62 29 438 14 589 1995–96 44 82 71 208 44 437 1996–971 52 59 38 197 25 371 1 For nine months from April to end December 1996.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much funding the Scottish Office has made available in each financial year since 1993 to provide indoor or outdoor powered wheelchairs. [11923]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonIn February 1992 special funding was made available from the Scottish Office for the provision of powered indoor-outdoor wheelchairs. The information is as follows:
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1993–94: £900,000 1994–95: £929,000 1995–96: £956,000
Whole time equivalent 1980 1985 1990 1996 Greater Glasgow 23.4 21.5 14.8 13.1 Highland 6.0 5.0 4.0 2.8 Lanarkshire 9.0 10.0 6.0 6.0 Lothian 28.8 20.0 18.5 9.9 Orkney 0 0 0 0 Shetland 0 0 0 0 Tayside 14.3 13.5 14.2 5.6 Western Isles 0 0 0 0.1 Common Services Agency 9.5 10.0 10.2 11.0 Total 140.4 119.0 102.8 79.9 1. Includes district medical officer in 1980. 2. Excludes directors of public health medicine (formerly CAMOs). 3. Data for 1996 are provisional.