HC Deb 24 June 1996 vol 280 cc40-1W
Mr. George Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the spending on pay and administrative costs for each health board in Scotland in each year since 1991–92. [33246]

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information is set out in the table. The figures have been calculated using audited annual accounts of health boards. The figures for 1995–96 are currently not available.

Pay and administrative costs
£000
Health boards 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Argyll and Clyde 130,319 141,432 114,907 53,434
Ayrshire and Arran 102,042 84,441 6,413 5,815
Borders 30,901 34,130 37,348 40,194
Dumfries and Galloway 49,564 54,847 52,491 33,851
Fife 94,579 101,986 110,575 9,068
Forth Valley 90,280 98,962 64,110 25,908
Grampian 167,220 117,390 14,587 12,482

Pay and administrative costs
£000
Health boards 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Greater Glasgow 424,383 456,135 330,505 53,625
Highland 74,503 80,911 40,108 6,939
Lanarkshire 146,091 155,864 154,993 68,820
Lothian 273,619 300,841 244,028 34,722
Orkney 5,870 6,610 7,436 8,420
Shetland 7,271 6,877 7,533 8,224
Tayside 169,442 178,331 118,151 12,952
Western Isles 10,271 11,848 13,109 13,413
Scottish Totals 1,776,356 1,830,603 1,316,294 387,866