§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the health service expenditure per head of population expressed in £ sterling in Scotland, the United Kingdom, Eire, Italy, Belgium, Norway, France, Denmark, Switzerland, West Germany, Holland and Sweden.
Average number of daily attendances Health board Average number of inpatients daily Outpatients* Accident and emergency Argyll and Clyde 3,817 1,056 354 Ayrshire and Arran 2,399 794 154 Borders 753 111 76 Dumfries and Galloway 1,366 281 68 Fife 2,430 765 205 Forth Valley 3,244 698 139 Grampian 4,511 1,161 341 Greater Glasgow 11,878 4,915 876 Highland 2,083 409 108 Lanarkshire 4,604 1,023 312 Lothian 6,818 2,818 486 Orkney 97 22 3 Shetland 132 23 11 Tayside 4,640 1,686 288 Western Isles 181 68 — Scotland 48,954 15,829 3,421 The average figures relate to the year ended 31 March 1979. * Excluding accident and emergency.