§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the annual rate of inflation he allowed for in his provision of health service expenditure in 1980–81.
§ Mr. FairgrieveI refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 14 March 1980.—[Vol. 980, c. 760.]
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his allocation of Health Service expenditure for Scotland overall and for each health board for 1980–81.
§ Mr. FairgrieveTotal provision for health in Scotland in 1980–81 is £1,250 million. Of this £231 million is for the family practitioner services and the balance is for services provided centrally or by the health boards. The amount allocated to health boards is £977 million distributed among the boards as follows:
Health Board Allocation£'000 Argyll and Clyde 71,113 Ayrshire and Arran 44,675 Borders 13,627 Dumfries and Galloway 25,036 Fife 45,005 Forth Valley 45,010 Grampian 84,583 Greater Glasgow 266,275 Highland 36,756 Lanarkshire 78,323 Lothian 159,062 Orkney 2,433 Shetland 3,001 Tayside 97,945 Western Isles 4,451 977,295