NHS (Ancillary Services)

HC Deb 15 February 1988 vol 127 c479W

Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the expenditure on ancillary services in the National Health Service in each year since 1983, at constant 1983 prices.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Total recurrent expenditure by health boards on catering, domestic, laundry, transport and portering services has been as follows:

	£ thousand at 1983–84 prices (using GDP deflator)
1983–84	174,739
1984–85	173,413
1985–86	169,367
1986–87	167,909

Area of Productive Coniferous Woodland (Hectares)
Year (at 31 March)	Northumberland National Park	Northumber land County	Borders Region	Dumfries and Galloway Region
1970	17,000	52,000	31,000	82,000
1975	19,000	55,000	(not available)	(not available)
1980	21,000	58,000	59,000	125,000
1985	22,000	59,000	63,000	138,000
1987	22,000	60,000	64,000	139,000