§ Sir Hector MonroTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the proposed distribution of the hospital and community health services capital for 1988–89.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythMy right hon. and learned Friend has allocated £110.05 million to health boards to meet their gross capital expenditure commitments on hospital and community health services in 1988–89. This includes £21 million specifically for the improvement and upgrading of the NHS estate.
The allocations to individual health boards are as follows:
Health boards Capital allocation (£ million) Argyll and Clyde 7.450 Ayrshire and Arran 10.900 Borders 3.550 Dumfries and Galloway 2.235 Fife 4.000 Forth Valley 9.932 Grampian 8.808 Greater Glasgow 21.365 Highland 4.787 Lanarkshire 7.790 Lothian 17.900 Orkney 1.642 Shetland 1.642 Tayside 7.184 Western Isles 0.865 Total 110.050 In addition, a further £4.55 million will be made available for projects not specifically allocated to individual health boards. Also £13.4 million has been allocated to the Common Services Agency and £0.9 million has been allocated for the state hospital. In total, this amounts to £128.90 million.