HC Deb 04 November 1988 vol 139 c789W
Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each of the last 10 years(a) the total cost of the Scottish ambulance service and (b) the cost of its emergency service.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Expenditure by the Scottish ambulance service over the last 10 years is as follows:

Year ending 31 March Expenditure £
1979 11,507,707
1980 14,056,172
1981 17,474,992
1982 19,571,446
1983 20,997,971
1984 22,611,523
1985 23,501,862
1986 24,837,525
1987 28,011,143
1988 31,671,000

The expenditure on the accident and emergency element of the service is included, but is not separately identifiable.