§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has regarding newly reported cases of persons infected by the hepatitis B virus in each health board area in Scotland in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe number of reported cases of persons infected by the hepatitis B virus in each of the last five years is set out in the table:
Health Board 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Argyll and Clyde 29 27 9 2 8 Ayrshire and Arran 18 12 4 7 4 Borders 1 1 0 1 0 Dumfries and Galloway 1 1 0 0 0 Fife 2 1 3 3 5 Forth Valley 24 12 3 4 5 Grampian 69 32 34 24 14 Greater Glasgow 371 231 151 174 180 Highland 9 7 3 2 3 Lanarkshire 26 24 8 5 6 Lothian 101 72 53 35 35 Orkney 0 0 0 0 1 Shetland 0 1 0 1 1 Tayside 53 33 41 55 24 Western Isles 3 0 0 0 0 Other1 2 15 13 4 12 Total 709 469 322 317 298 1Cases which cannot be attributed to a specific Health Board. These figures show a welcome decline in the incidence of the disease.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has regarding the level of take-up of the hepatitis vaccine in each health board area in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThis information is not routinely recorded by health boards.