§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how much of the 1991–92 revenue allocation to Lothian health board is allotted to(a) hospital services, (b) community units, (c) special projects, (d) general practitioners and (e) projected efficiency savings in (i) cash and (ii) percentage terms;
(2) if he will list the special projects funded by the 1991–92 Lothian health board revenue allocation and the money allotted to each of them from the allocation.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythLothian health board has been allocated £346.505 million for hospital and community health revenue expenditure for 1991–92. Within this total, specific sums of £7.706 million—2.2 per cent.—and £2.124 million—0.6 per cent.-were made available for AIDS-related services and Project 2000 respectively and a general allocation of £2.457 million—0.7 per cent.—was given for other services such as drug misuse and breast cancer screening. The board will set its own priorities in regard to expenditure on hospital services and community units. The board has been asked to find an additional 1 per cent. of its HCH revenue allocation, or £3.465 million, from cash releasing efficiency saving which will be available to improve patient care.
In addition to the hospital and community health allocation, Lothian was allocated £5.923 million for general practice team staff and £2.3 million for general practice premises.
§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money was allotted to general practitioners from the 1989–90 revenue allocation to Lothian health board; and what was Lothian health board's revenue expenditure on general practitioners in that year.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythIn 1989–90, funds for general medical services were not cash limited and therefore no specific allocations were made to health boards. In that year, expenditure by Lothian health board on general medical services was £27.748 million.