§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the expenditure on general practitioner prescribed anti-asthma medication and preparations in each health board in Scotland in terms of(a) net ingredient cost and (b) net ingredient cost per capita for the last two years for which figures are available.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information by health board and Scotland for the financial years 1992–93 and 1993–94 is set out in the table. The costs shown are based on the value of the ingredients before the deduction of any discount and relate only to inhaled and oral adrenoceptor stimulants, inhaled steroids, inhaled antimuscarinic bronchodilators and theophylline preparations.
Cost of medication £ million Cost per patient on GP lists (£) Health Board 1992–93 1993–94 1992–93 1993–94 Argyll and Clyde 2.751 3.202 6.11 7.17 Ayrshire and Arran 3.019 3.465 7.72 8.85 Borders 0.771 0.879 7.22 8.20 Dumfries and Galloway 0.963 1.076 6.30 7.02 Fife 2.105 2.373 6.00 6.76 Forth Valley 1.723 2.001 5.95 6.90 Grampian 3.098 3.541 5.88 6.64 Greater Glasgow 6.135 7.187 6.02 7.12 Highland 1.067 1.247 5.02 5.87 Lanarkshire 3.775 4.442 6.46 7.61 Lothian 4.620 5.230 5.78 6.51 Orkney 0.097 0.109 4.84 5.45 Shetland 0.077 0.100 3.38 3.35 Tayside 2.943 3.430 7.20 8.36 Western Isles 0.117 0.142 3.89 4.73 Unallocated prescriptions 0.058 0.054 — — All Scotland 33.319 38.478 6.21 7.17