§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the amount of central funding allocated to Greater Glasgow health board for cardiac surgery for the past three years; and how much was spent in(a) the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, (b) Glasgow Royal Infirmary and (c) Glasgow Western Infirmary.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe funding allocation to Greater Glasgow health board for the provision of cardiac surgery for each of the three years, 1987–88, 1988–89 and 1989–90, was £7.556 million, £7.896 million and £8.764 million respectively.
It is for Greater Glasgow health board to decide the distribution of funds among individual cardiac units.