§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State how many consultant obstetricians are employed by each health board in Scotland.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe numbers of consultants in obstetrics and gynaecology in each health board in Scotland as at 30 September 1981 are set out in the following table. It is not known how many consultants in this specialty devote the major part of their time to obstetrics.
Number Whole-time Equivalent Argyll and Clyde 9 9.0 Ayrshire and Arran 5 5.0 Borders — — Dumfries and Galloway 3 2.6 Fife 6 6.0 Forth Valley 7 6.4 Grampian 9 7.5 Greater Glasgow 31 29.2 Highland 5 5.0 Lanarkshire 11 11.0 Lothian 22 19.8 Orkney — — Shetland — — Tayside 11 9.9 Western Isles 1 1.0 SCOTLAND 120 112.4