§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the average cost to the local health authority of each baby born; and what are the highest arid current costs of delivery for each health board;
(2) what is the average cost to health boards of delivering babies born at home.
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§ Mr. Michael ForsythI regret that the information requested is not held centrally.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of babies are born in units handling more than 1,500 deliveries a year.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe proportion of babies born in units handling more than 1,500 deliveries a year is 79 per cent.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of babies in each local health authority area are born in maternity units which handle under 200 deliveries a year.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe proportion of babies born in units handling fewer than 200 deliveries a year is 4.3 per cent.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of babies in each health authority are born at home.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is as follows:
Percentage of births (live and still) taking place at home in each health board area, Scotland, 1986 Health Board Area Percentage Scotland 0.5 Borders 0.9 Forth Valley 0.5 Dumfries and Galloway 0.8 Fife 0.4 Grampian 0.7 Highland 1.0 Lothian 0.5 Argyll and Clyde 0.5 Ayrshire and Arran 0.3 Greater Glasgow 0.5 Lanarkshire 0.5 Tayside 0.4 Orkney 0.4 Shetland 1.1 Western Isles 1.2
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of babies are born in units which handle fewer than 200 deliveries a year.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is as follows:
Health Board Percentage Argyll and Clyde 5.3 Ayrshire and Arran 6.2 Borders 20.1 Dumfries and Galloway 7.5 Fife — Forth Valley — Grampian 13.8 Greater Glasgow — Highland 9.6 Lanarkshire 2.2 Lothian — Orkney 76.3 Shetland — Tayside 8.1 Western Isles 9.1