§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the 1985 figures broken down by health board showing the number of National Health Service consultants holding (a) full-time, (b) maximum part-time, (c) other part-time and (d) honorary contracts in Scotland.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe number of medical and dental consultants by nature of contract at 30 September 1985 is shown in the table below:
Health Board Full-time Maximum Part-time Other Part-time Honorary Argyll and Clyde 94 13 5 — Ayrshire and Arran 76 9 2 — Borders 21 — 1 — Dumfries and Galloway 44 2 7 — Fife 78 2 1 — Forth Valley 70 10 1 — Grampian 97 28 5 43 Greater Glasgow 416 93 11 128 Highland 68 — 1 — Lanarkshire 138 7 2 — Lothian 223 53 14 113 Orkney 1 — — — Shetland — — — — Tayside 137 11 2 40 Western Isles 5 — 1 — Common Services Agency 15 — — — Scotland 1,483 228 53 324