§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the costs incurred for each health board staff time and other records in respect and work connected with competition tendering for hospital services.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThis information is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (I) what proposals there are for monitoring procedures to be carried out by health boards following the award of contracts for cleaning and domestic services for in-house to private contractors;
(2) what instructions he has given to health boards in respect of the inclusion of Whitley council rates of pay as a condition in tender documents to be issued to private contractors; and if he will place a copy of any such instruction in the Library.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythGuidance was issued with the Scottish Home and Health Department's letter of 11 December 1987 a copy of which is in the Library.
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the names of any companies which have expressed an interest in tendering for(a) domestic and (b) catering services in hospitals, for local health boards in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythI refer the hon. Member to my reply of 8 March to the hon. Member for Fife, Central (Mr. McLeish).
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the whole-time equivalent staffing numbers for each health board in(a) catering services and (b) domestic services as at (i) 31 March 1982, (ii) 31 March 1983, (iii) 31 March 1987, (iv) 31 December 1987 and (v) 31 March 1988.
§ Mr. ForsythCentrally held manpower statistics for the NHS in Scotland are up-dated twice a year at 31 March and 30 September. The most recent figures available relate to 30 September 1987. The tables set out the information requested showing operational staff and managerial staff separately.
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31 March 1982 31 March 1983 31 March 1987 30 Septemher 1987(c) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) Forth Valley 369.5 7.0 366.5 7.0 268.2 7.0 236.6 7.0 Grampian 496.5 14.9 502.2 13.0 444.0 10.7 440.3 8.7 Greater Glasgow 1,539.6 46.8 1,553.8 44.0 1,232.1 39.8 1,219.2 39.8 Highland 179.9 6.0 168.4 6.0 145.9 4.9 150.7 4.9 Lanark 464.2 16.0 454.7 16.0 423.4 11.0 413.3 12.0 Lothian 783.7 32.0 799.0 32.0 695.9 33.0 675.3 30.0 Orkney 13.0 0.0 13.0 1.0 14.2 0.0 14.8 0.0 Shetland 12.3 1.0 11.3 1.0 17.0 1.0 18.0 1.0 Tayside 562.1 24.0 569.0 23.0 484.7 20.5 477.8 21.0 Western Isles 34.2 1.0 35.0 1.0 35.5 0.0 35.1 0.0 Notes:
(a)Operational staff.
(b)Managerial staff.
(c)Provisional figures.
Table 2 Domestic services staff: whole time equivalent 31 March 1982 31 March 1983 31 March 1987 30 September 1987(c) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) Scotland 11,970.1 174.4 11,873.1 174.3 10,215.7 204.0 9,924.9 197.1 CSA 51.1 0.0 58.5 0.5 57.6 3.5 56.4 1.5 Argyll and Clyde 904.8 11.9 909.0 12.9 705.9 11.9 708.6 12.0 Ayrshire and Arran 553.2 10.0 593.1 11.0 514.4 13.0 472.1 11.0 Borders 160.8 2.0 166.4 2.5 151.5 2.9 157.8 2.9 Dumfries and Galloway 284.6 2.0 283.2 2.0 261.2 2.0 255.6 2.0 Fife 597.7 7.0 600.5 7.0 571.7 10.0 571.6 9.0 Forth Valley 560.0 6.0 552.8 6.0 502.7 7.0 491.7 6.0 Grampian 1,125.8 13.0 1,121.6 12.0 932.4 17.0 922.6 16.0 Greater Glasgow 3,215.8 46.5 3,111.8 46.4 2,598.2 46.7 2,496.7 49.7 Highland 328.9 7.0 321.6 7.0 315.2 7.0 311.8 7.0 Lanark 1,037.4 7.0 1,033.1 9.0 903.5 12.0 910.8 15.0 Lothian 1,823.5 33.5 1,821.4 28.5 1,592.6 41.8 1,489.2 35.9 Orkney 33.5 0.0 33.1 0.0 28.6 0.0 30.0 1.0 Shetland 35.0 1.0 34.1 1.0 32.1 1.0 31.9 1.0 Tayside 1,212.7 26.5 1,185.0 26.5 1,002.1 28.2 974.1 27.1 Western Isles 45.3 1.0 47.9 2.0 46.0 0.0 44.0 0.0 Notes:
(a) Operational staff.
(b) Managerial staff.
(c) Provisional figures.