§ Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give figures showing the number of new hospitals opened in Scotland for every year since 1979.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythDetails of all hospital developments are not held centrally, as minor capital projects are delegated to health boards. The information for capital projects costing over £1 million is as follows:
Year Number of Hospitals 1979 2 1980 10 1981 6 1982 5 1983 10 1984 6 1985 4 1986 4 1987 4 TOTAL 51