§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now consider an increase in the Tayside health board's expenditure to ensure that the 1985–86 spending shows an increase in real terms.
§ Mr. John MacKayIn 1985–86 Tayside health board was the best funded health board in Scotland in relation to the needs of its area. Refinements to the SHARE system of revenue allocation to make it more sensitive to changes such as population shifts, have resulted in Tayside receiving growth money in the current year.