§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of Scottish gross domestic product has been allocated to the health service in Scotland in each year since 1978.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythTotal national health service expenditure in Scotland as a percentage of Scottish gross domestic product is set out in the following table for the years for which information on Scottish GDP is available:
Per cent. 1978–79 6.8 1979–80 7.1 1980–81 7.9 1981–82 8.2 1982–83 8.1 1983–84 8.0 1984–85 8.1 1985–86 7.9 1986–87 7.7 1987–88 7.7 1988–89 7.7
§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each health board the amount spent on advertising for each of the last three years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information available from health boards' annual accounts about advertising costs is shown in the table: 487W
Health board 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 Argyll and Clyde 102,687 90,722 108,859 Ayrshire and Arran 71,459 98,574 103,198 Borders 36,331 49,516 36,727 Dumfries and Galloway 25,950 24,141 32,639 Fife 99,243 65,989 132,734 Forth Valley 50,248 48,293 93,632 Grampian 88,909 126,015 160,409 Greater Glasgow 153,086 227,574 616,149 Highland 49,565 45,111 95,380 Lanarkshire 55,872 68,742 102,528 Lothian 140,231 160,636 321,733 Orkney 1,848 3,559 1,990 Shetland 7,102 12,065 25,862 Tayside 79,968 83,774 126,956 Western Isles 21,956 18,282 21,664 Total 984,455 1,122,993 1,980,460