§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the local authorities in Scotland which have not designated smoke control areas; and what evidence he has of the level of bronchial respiratory diseases (a) in these areas and (b) in designated areas.
§ Mr. AncramDistrict and islands councils are responsible for deciding whether to designate the whole or any part of their areas as smoke control areas. The authorities in Scotland which have not done so are: City of Aberdeen; Angus; Annandale and Eskdale; Argylle and Bute; Badenoch and Strathspey; Banff and Buchan; Berwickshire; Caithness; Clydesdale; Cumnock and Doon Valley; East Lothian; Eastwood; Gordon; Inverness; Kincardine and Deeside; Lochaber; Midlothian; Moray; Nairn; North East Fife; Orkney; Perth and Kinross; Ross and Cromarty; Shetland; Skye and Lochalsh; Stewartry; Sutherland; Tweeddale; Western Isles; Wigtown.
The boundaries of smoke control areas do not correlate with those of health boards, and it would not be practicable to relate health statistics to such areas.