§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the in-patient waiting list at 31 December for each year since 1970, for each area health board.
§ Mr. John MacKayHealth boards were established in April 1974, and information on waiting lists in board areas for 1970–73 could be produced only at disproportionate cost.
The figures for subsequent years at 30 September are set out in the table:
771W
Scotland Argyll and Clyde Ayrshire and Arran Borders Dumfries and Gallaway Fife Forth Valley Grampian Greater Glasgow Highland Lanarkshire Lothian Orkney Shetland Tayside Western Isles 1983 88,338 7,137 5,051 402 2,871 6,477 3,547 10,247 19,266 1,941 8,282 14,717 56 125 8,112 107 1984 83,077 7,627 5,045 255 2,529 6,127 2,766 9,172 18,749 1,806 7,520 13,845 54 140 7,369 73 1985 77,677 7,209 5,120 318 2,687 5,816 2,593 8,641 16,006 2,543 6,605 13,381 58 145 6,494 61 1 Estimated.