§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was(a) the number of private beds in NHS hospitals and (b) the number of beds in private hospitals in Scotland for each year since 1 January 1979.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythAs at 31 December each year, the number of private beds in NHS hospitals in Scotland was as follows:
Allocations for hospital and community health services Resources for preparation of trust proposals Board 1990–91 £ million 1991–92 £ million 1990–91 £ million 1991–92 £ million Argyll and Clyde 148.525 163.304 — 0.072 Ayrshire and Arran 114.917 127.044 — — Borders 34.374 38.172 — — Dumfries and Galloway 55.920 62.586 — — Fife 105.540 118.283 — — Forth Valley 99.296 110.820 0.065 — Grampian 188.383 208.194 0.100 0.070 Greater Glasgow 519.285 539.365 — 0.042 Highland 81.664 88.576 — — Lanarkshire 168.511 185.057 — — Lothian 327.277 352.533 — 0.050 Orkney 6.298 7.293 — — Shetland 7.533 8.341 — — Tayside 189.667 204.414 — — Western Isles 10.812 12.727 — — TOTAL 2,058.002 2,226.709 0.165 0.234