§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of ordinary in-patient admissions by region in each of the last four years. [39200]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is set out in the following table:
Health board of residence 1991 1992 1993 1994 Argyll and Clyde 80,883 83,740 86,547 87,814 Ayrshire and Arran 68,557 70,219 76,128 75,154 Borders 18,274 19,109 19,633 19,836 Dumfries and Galloway 26,808 27,533 29,800 30,139 Fife 56,348 57,967 57,128 58,964 Forth Valley 45,934 47,979 47,909 47,438 Grampian 91,121 92,807 94,934 95,101 Greater Glasgow 180,740 179,048 188,255 188,190 Highland 34,960 36,673 37,320 38,711 Lanarkshire 95,097 96,623 102,722 102,524 Lothian 127,082 134,493 140,267 141,913 Orkney 3,082 3,196 3,332 3,267 Shetland 3,682 3,933 4,035 4,241 Tayside 74,864 75,794 75,149 74,776 Western Isles 5,654 5,989 6,421 6,729 Scotland Total 913,086 935,103 969,580 974,797