HC Deb 10 November 1987 vol 122 cc142-3W
Mr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the revenue expenditure allocated to Lothian health board for 1987–88; and what was the comparable figure for 1986–87.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information is set out in the table:

Year £ million
1986–87 1234.4
1987–88 2251.5
1 Board's final net revenue allocation; includes end-year adjustments to take account of a variety of factors such as the carry-forward of an underspend from the previous year.
2 Board's provisional net return, subject to end-year adjustment.