§ 106. Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time speech therapists are employed in each health board in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is set out in the table:
Part-time Whole-time Whole-time equivalent Number Argyll and Clyde 24 8.0 16 Ayrshire and Arran 24 3.2 7 Borders 10 1.7 4 Dumfries and Galloway 13 4.1 6 Fife 25 2.8 7 Forth Valley 14 4.9 10 Grampian 36 10.2 22 Greater Glasgow 50 10.8 28 Highland 14 4.0 7 Lanarkshire 24 3.9 9 Lothian 41 15.3 27 Orkney 2 0.0 0 Shetland 1 0.0 0 Tayside 24 7.3 16 Western Isles 3 1.1 2 Scotland 310 77.3 161 It is for individual health boards to determine the number of speech therapists they require to employ after taking account of the needs of the population within their area.