§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children are at the latest available date being treated for (a) leukaemia and (b) other cancers at Yorkhill hospital, Glasgow; how many of these are from the Ayrshire and Arran health board area; and how this compares with the same date in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. John MacKayIt is not possible to answer the hon. Member's question in its present form. I am, however, obtaining statistics for the dates requested about the number of children registered as suffering from(a) leukaemia and (b) other cancers in the west of Scotland as a whole and in the Ayrshire and Arran health board area. I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as this information is available.
274Wallocated for intensive care only as these are normally available within combined intensive and special care units. The average number of staffed cots in the designated units for the year to 31 March 1982 is set out below.
Health Board Average available staffed cots Grampian Health Board Aberdeen Maternity Hospital 36 Greater Glasgow Health Board Queen Mother's Hospital 34 Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital 38 Lothian Health Board Simpson Memorial Maternity Hospital 30 Tayside Health Board Ninewells Hospital 30