§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his latest estimate of the cost to date of implementing NHS reforms.
§ Mr. StewartNo details of actual expenditure by health boards on the NHS reforms are held centrally. However, an extra £121 million has been allocated to boards, in the four years since 1990–91, to help meet any additional costs incurred. This amounts to about 1 per cent. of health board expenditure over this period. The considerable benefits for patient care flowing from the reforms support the Government's investment in them.