HC Deb 27 June 1988 vol 136 cc72-3W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total area of land afforested by the Forestry Commission and private planning, respectively, in Britain in 1987–88; and if he will provide an estimate for 1988–89.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

In the year ended 31 March 1988, the Forestry Commission carried out 4,995 hectares of new planning and grant-aided 23,821 hectares of new planting by the private sector.

The commission proposes to carry out some 4,000 hectares of new planning in the current year. It is not possible, however, to provided a firm estimate of the level of private planting for this period until the likely pattern of forestry investment following the recent changes to the tax and grant arrangements becomes clearer.

Scottish Health Boards' Expenditure on Elderly with Mental Disability
(£'000 at 1981–82 prices1)
1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
Argyll & Clyde 6,085 6,058 6,184 6,037 6,299 6,590
Ayrshire & Arran 2,345 2,552 2,872 2,910 3,064 3,590
Borders 1,645 1,840 1,745 1,830 1,909 1,884
Dumfries & Galloway 1,650 1,804 1,786 1,961 2,018 2,375
Fife 2,932 2,781 3,456 4,261 5,357 5,703
Forth Valley 21,712 21,688 1,713 2,437 2,491 2,440
Grampian 4,150 4,141 4,725 5,183 5,361 5,690
Greater Glasgow 15,222 10,262 13,776 14,544 15,633 17,448
Highland 622 701 717 717 701 747
Lanarkshire3
Lothian 4,553 4,874 4,142 4,050 3,971 4,875
Orkney4
Shetland 39 40 44 95 95 95
Tayside 5,206 7,109 6,955 6,495 6,634 7,240
Western Isles 0 0 0 0 0 Not Available
Total 46,161 43,850 48,115 50,520 53,533 558,677
1 Measured using the GDP Deflator.
2 On different basis from later years.
3 Expenditure on elderly with mental disability is included in returns of expenditure on mental illness.
4 Expenditure on elderly with mental disability is included in returns of expenditure on care of the elderly.
5 Excludes Western Isles.

Mr Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 17 June, if he will restate for each health board the spending on mental handicap for each year since 1981 at constant 1981 prices.

Scoltish Health Boards' expenditure on Menlal Handicap
(£'000 at 1981–82 prices(1)
1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
Argyll & Clyde 3,107 3,056 2,957 3,090 3,046 2,996
Ayrshire & Arran 856 944 984 992 1,043 1,188
Borders 662 694 709 667 587 544
Dumfries & Galloway 282 316 535 1,056 873 727
Fife 4,527 4,642 4,898 4,705 4,673 4,722
Forth Valley 7,239 7,416 7,471 7,637 7,923 8,479
Grampian 5,307 5,387 5,445 5,567 5,605 5,631
Greater Glasgow 9,548 9,333 9,288 9,252 9,369 10,067
Highland 2,275 2,224 2,327 2,307 2,179 2,232
Lanarkshire 3,987 4,052 4,063 4,589 4,779 5,010
Lothian 7,329 7,005 7,174 7,665 7,621 6,558
Orkney (2)
Shetland 1 1 1 1 1 1
Tayside 5,022 4,842 5,010 5,007 4,957 5,017
Western Isles 0 0 0 0 0 (4)
Total 50,142 49,894 50,862 52,6535 52,656 (3)53,142
(1) Measured using the GDP Deflator.
(2) Expenditure on mental handicap is included in returns of expenditure on mental illness.
(3) Excludes Western Isles.
(4) Not available.

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