§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what(a) surpluses and (b) deficits were recorded by each health authority in each of the last three years.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 12 December 1994]: In Scotland, health boards have broadly similar responsibilities to regional district and family health authorities in England and Wales. The table shows the surplus or deficit for each health board, special health board and the Common Services Agency for each of the last three years.
Surplus (Deficit) for Health Boards and the Common Services Agency £000s 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Argyll and Clyde Health Board (1,112) 3,516 1,409 Ayr and Arran Health Board 505 1,878 3,077 Borders Health Board (604) (120) (151) Dumfries and Galloway Health Board 499 (1,842) 1,044 Fife Health Board (2,014) 537 2,248 Forth Valley Health Board (240) 256 (495) Grampian Health Board (1,750) (3,390) 1,171 Greater Glasgow Health Board (6,429) 1,578) (1,427) Highland Health Board (997) 1,277 1,125 Lanarkshire Health Board 2,170 (1,849) 2,910 Lothian Health Board 1,392 (6,321) (835) Orkney Health Board (127) 175 (155) Shetland Health Board 163 177 118 Tayside Health Board (2,775) 1,865 2,113 Western Isles Health Board (148) (437) 1,106 State Hospital, Carstairs (161) 100 (131) Health Education Board for Scotland 88 71 2 Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education1 — — 355 Common Services Agency 4,115 5,914 2,148 1 A Special Health Board from 1 April 1993. The information has been taken from the annual accounts of health boards and the Common Services Agency in Scotland. Prior to 1993–94 the accounts of these bodies were produced on a cash basis. From 1993–94 these accounts have been produced largely on an accruals basis.