§ Mr. AlexanderTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the amount of(a) perinatal and (b) neonatal mortality in each health board in Scotland in each of the years 1986 to 1989.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is as follows:
Health Board Area 1986 1987 1988 11989 (a) Perinatal mortality numbers to Health Board Area, Scotland, 1986–89 Borders 8 4 8 9 Central 31 26 35 39 Dumfries and Galloway 12 12 18 16 Fife 51 58 42 35 Grampian 70 57 48 52 Highland 20 18 31 18 Lothian 76 78 90 64 Argyll and Clyde 75 47 56 53 Ayrshire and Arran 60 60 46 36 Greater Glasgow 122 125 114 114 Lanarkshire 102 66 63 76 Tayside 40 31 36 38 Orkney 2 3 3 — Shetland 4 5 2 1 Western Isles — 4 2 2 (b) Neonatal deaths to Health Board Area, Scotland 1986–89 Borders 3 2 4 3 Central 18 17 20 24 Dumfries and Galloway 10 7 8 12 Fife 24 33 24 17 Grampian 42 26 22 24 Highland 11 13 17 8 Lothian 57 49 41 39 Argyll and Clyde 40 27 33 21 Ayrshire and Arran 27 33 27 27 Greater Glasgow 53 58 58 64 Lanarkshire 38 30 3 2 39 Tayside 16 13 13 21 Orkney 1 1 — 1 Shetland 3 2 — — Western Isles — 1 1 — 1 1989 figures are provisional.