§ Mr. Dunnachieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) private and (b) National Health Service hospitals have been built in Scotland in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Forsyth(a) Two private hospital developments have been notified to the Secretary of State since 1979. one in 1981 and one in 1982. (b) Details of all hospital developments are not held centrally. The information for major capital projects is as follows:
Year Number of hospitals 1979 2 1980 10 1981 6 1982 5 1983 10 1984 6 1985 4 1986 4 11987 4 Total 51 1 To date.