§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) men and (b) women have died of hypothermia in (i) the parliamentary constituency of Greenock and Port Glasgow, (ii) Strathclyde and (iii) Scotland in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 15 December 1992]: The figure requested are given in the table.
1989–90 £ thousand 1990–91 £ thousand 1991–92 £ thousand Fife 35 31 28 Grampian 999 1,000 1,196 Highland 757 913 1,039 Lothian 462 452 467 Strathclyde 321 356 297 Tayside 269 262 266 Orkney 167 165 165 Shetland 157 239 191 Western Isles 212 199 191 Total 4,168 4,429 4,679 647W
(b) Grants to water authorities under Industrial Development Act 1982 1989–90 £ thousand 1990–91 £ thousand 1991–92 £ thousand Highland 0 0 10
(c) Payments to water authorities and the central Scotland water development board in respect of European regional development fund 1989–90 £ thousand 1990–91 £ thousand 1991–92 £ thousand Borders 0 0 2 Central 393 0 0 Dumfries and Galloway 4 0 684 Fife 47 397 0 Grampian 2 71 41 Highland 933 1,187 838 Lothian 453 910 274 Strathclyde 589 7,478 1,716 Tayside 0 786 0 Orkney 456 332 41 Shetland 41 382 33 Western Isles 4 22 15 Central Scotland Water Development Board 558 1,352 1,140 Total 3,480 12,917 4,784