§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each year since 1979 the total amount of money Scottish health boards have had to write off as bad debts because of private patients not paying their bills.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested is as follows:
£ 1979–80 960 1980–81 3,201 1981–82 6,182 1982–83 4,907 The figure for 1983–84 is not yet available.