§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland where and when the Scottish heart transplant centre is to be developed; and for how many patients each year it is to have funding.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe Scottish heart transplant centre will be established during 1991–92 with a capacity, when fully operational, to undertake 50 transplants per year. The decision on the location of the centre may be expected in the autumn.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in which hospitals Scottish residents received heart transplants in each year since 1985; how many Scottish residents were treated in each hospital; and what transfers of revenue allocation were subsequently made to other national health service regions within the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation about the number of Scottish residents receiving heart transplants and hospitals where such treatment was provided is not held centrally. No transfers of revenue allocation were made from Scotland in respect of such treatment which is funded as as supra-regional service.
Police Civilian Staff (Traffic Wardens, Clerical and Technical Staff) Force Authorised Establishment Actual Strength Shortfall1 Authorised Establishment Actual Strength Shortfall Central 638 630 -8 139 126 -13 Dumfries and Galloway 344 348 +4 92 82 -10 Fife 754 755 +1 182 173 -9 Grampian 1,116 1,103 -13 335 325 -10 Lothian and Borders 2,441 2,482 +41 812 793 -19 Northern 631 631 — 199 183 -16 Strathclyde 6,954 6,886 -68 1,423 1,322 -101 Tayside 1,001 1,012 +11 258 253 -5 Scotland 13,879 13,847 -32 3,440 3,257 -183 1 Authorities are permitted to recruit in excess of authorised establishment to replace officers on Scottish Crime Squad secondment etc.