§ Mr. Bill WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what financial allocations he has made to health boards for 1992–93.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythMy right hon. Friend has allocated £2,709.2 million to health boards to meet their expenditure commitment on hospital and community health services in 1992–93. The figure includes £2,480.5 million to meet gross recurrent expenditure commitments—£2,451.6 million net—and £228.7 million to meet gross capital expenditure commitments. In addition the Common Services Agency has been allocated £135.9 million.
The allocation taken with health boards' own cash-releasing efficiency savings gives an increase in available resources of 10.04 per cent. and 10.06 per cent. for the Common Services Agency. It amounts to an extra £230.4 million for health boards in Scotland.
The revenue resources have been made available to health boards as purchasers of services and they will negotiate contracts with provider units for the services which their resident population needs.
The gross capital amount available to boards and trusts represents a 7.7 per cent. increase over 1991–92. Within this amount capital allocations to health boards will continue the high level of investment in recent years in health building projects and the existing estate. Every board will have the resources to begin at least one new building project in some cases many more. Substantial investment will be made in major hospital projects now under construction including the Royal Cornhill hospital in Grampian, the Perth royal infirmary, Tayside, the 415W Western Isles hospital in Stornoway, the West Fife district general hospital phase 2 in Dunfermline, the spinal injuries unit at the Southern general hospital, Glasgow and Udston hospital in Lanarkshire. It will also provide the resources to progress new hospital developments at Oban, Campbeltown, Elgin, Peterhead and Crieff, a new maternity unit for Glasgow, a new acute hospital for South Lanarkshire, the redevelopment for Hairmyres hospital in Lanarkshire, the acquisition of a site for the new teaching hospital in Edinburgh, mental health developments in Inverness and for improvements to GP surgeries in the highlands and islands. The allocations also include resources for computer development.
Details of individual board allocations are contained in the table.
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Health Board Allocations: 1992–93 Health Board HCH Revenue Allocation £000s HCH Capital Allocation £000s Argyll and Clyde 193,176 17,369 Ayrshire and Arran 152,000 8,808 Borders 48,651 2,138 Dumfries and Galloway 69,534 3,141 Fife 143,602 26,946 Forth Valley 112,385 11,349
Health Board HCH Revenue Allocation £000s HCH Capital Allocation £000s Grampian 222,328 19,972 Greater Glasgow 496,421 41,155 Highland 93,606 11,161 Lanarkshire 213,007 15,388 Lothian 356,675 20,039 Orkney 9,941 1,415 Shetland 11,292 1,847 Tayside 211,155 15,905 Western Isles 17,620 7,210 Scotland 2,351,393 203,843 Common Services Agency 1£135,900 1 Revenue and Capital A further £136.87 million revenue and £24.857 million capital will be distributed during the year for cardiac surgery, medical and clinical audit, breast cancer screening, bridging finance and other specific initiatives. External financing limits for trusts will be announced in early February.