§ Mr. PageTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what progress has been made in implementing the current programme of references of nationalised industries to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission; and what further references are planned.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe commission's report on the Welsh water authority was published on 18 May, and I expect to publish the report on the Post Office Counters services shortly. The Commission are currently investigating British Coal's capital investment and British Rail's provincial services.
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Scottish Health Boards' expenditure on mental illness (£'000 at 1981–82 prices1) 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Argyll and Clyde 7,845 7,782 7,953 7,864 7,581 7,585 Ayrshire and Arran 3,435 3,318 3,673 4,081 4,179 4,424 Borders 1,191 1,104 1,074 1,095 1,106 1,174 Dumfries and Galloway 4,866 4,753 4,925 4,625 4,513 4,335 Fife 3,641 4,096 3,939 4,047 3,918 4,187 Forth Valley 45,189 45,121 4,827 4,328 4,695 5,735 Grampian 9,793 9,576 8,950 8,732 8,894 8,897 Greater Glasgow 423,493 22,413 22,445 22,700 23,342 22,754 Highland 5,554 5,033 5,055 5,134 5,079 5,074 Lanarkshire2 10,857 10,976 11,065 11,878 11,895 12,033 Further references will relate to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company and, once the King's Cross investigation is completed, London Underground.