§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will make a statement on the purchasing by health boards of speech arid language therapy services required for children who do not have a record of needs; [11638]
(2) what was the level of expenditure by each health board in Scotland for speech and language therapy services for (a) children with a record of needs and (b) children without a record of needs for (i) 1992, (ii) 1993 and (iii) 1994. [11639]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is not held centrally. Health boards are responsible for assessing the health care needs of their local populations and for purchasing services including speech therapy services, accordingly.