§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the laboratories now operating in Scotland with their respective specialities and the number of(a) specialised, (b) auxiliary and (c) ancillary staff, at each establishment.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythIn respect of the National Health Service information is not held centrally in precisely the form requested. The available information, including manpower, is contained in "Laboratory Statistics" published by Information and Statistics Division, Scottish Health Service Common Services Agency. The information relates to individual laboratories at each establishment, in the following groups: clinical chemistry, haematology, microbiology and pathology. Copies of the latest edition, for the year ending 31 March 1985, are held in the Library.