§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total hospital bed complement of the National Health Service at the most recent available date; what has been the net change since 1984; and if he will break down the figures by health board area.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is as follows:
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30 September 1984 30 September 1985 Net Change Scotland 59,680 58,946 -734 Argyll and Clyde 4,587 4,525 -62 Ayrshire and Arran 3,060 3,047 -13
Table 1 Proportion of HCH current expenditure on salaries and wages Per cent. 1978–79 72.9 1979–80 75.1 1980–81 76.3 1981–82 74.0 1982–83 74.4 1983–84 74.3 1984–85 74.4 11985–86 73.8 1 Provisional
30 September 1984 30 September 1985 Net Change Borders 947 936 -11 Dumfries and Galloway 1,574 1,540 -34 Fife 3,191 3,327 +136 Forth Valley 3,490 3,499 +9 Grampian 5,668 5,639 -29 Greater Glasgow 14,401 14,042 -359 Highland 2,324 2,193 -131 Lanarkshire 5,595 5,527 -68 Lothian 8,877 8,739 -138 Orkney 131 131 — Shetland 160 160 — Tayside 5,476 5,439 -37 Western Isles 199 202 +3