§ 137. Mr. Gourlayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the number of consultants in receipt of a Merit Award, in each teaching hospital and each non-teaching hospital, respectively, for each regional hospital board area in Scotland, for the years 1969, 1970 and 1971.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellNo. This could involve a breach of the practice not to identify consultants who are in receipt of awards.
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Glasgow … … … — 2 — — 1 3 — 1 2 — Renfrew and Bute … … — — — — — — 1 — — 2 Edinburgh … … … — — — — — 1 — — — 1 Ayrshire … … … — 1 — — — — — — — — Dumfries and Galloway … … — — — — — — — — — 1 Lanarkshire … … … — — — — 1* — — — — — Lothians and Peebles … … — — — — — — — 1 — — Perth and Kinross … … — — — — — — — 1 — — Total … … … — 3 — — 2 4 1 3 2 4 * Committed in Coatbridge police area, which amalgamated with other Lanarkshire police areas in 1967.