§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of acres owned by the national health service for each of the past 14 years.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 30 November 1993]: Figures for each of the past 14 years are not held centrally in the form requested. The available information, excluding the state hospital and the health education board for Scotland, is as follows:
Period Acres December 1989 10,009 July 1990 9,415 December 1990 9,503 March 1992 8,766 September 1992 8,840 This information is taken from reports on national health service vacant and surplus property by the Scottish health management efficiency group.