§ Ms Rachel SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average daily number of hospital beds in general and acute specialties in each health authority in Scotland in(a) 1982, (b) 1990–91, (c) 1991–92 and (d) 1995–96. [17246]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is set out in the table.
Average available staffed beds in acute specialties1 as at 31 March 1982 1991 1992 1996 Argyll and Clyde 1,394 1,315 1,286 1,140 Ayrshire and Arran 1,085 1,138 1,152 971 Borders 337 349 354 336 Dumfries and Galloway 455 447 435 416 Fife 905 863 851 754 Forth Valley 771 625 605 573 Grampian 1,932 1,618 1,640 1,804 Greater Glasgow 5,759 4,615 4,194 3,581 Highland 850 736 740 796 Lanarkshire 1,917 1,691 1,665 1,526 Lothian 3,791 2,855 2,659 2,300 Orkney 58 62 62 85 Shetland 62 53 49 46 38W
Grant aided expenditure per pupil 1991–92 to 1995–96 Primary school teaching staff (£s per pupil) 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Borders 1,126 1,144 1,189 1,216 1,211 Central 987 1,068 1,112 1,137 1,142 Dumfries 1,125 1,173 1,226 1,269 1,254
Average available staffed beds in acute specialties1 as at 31 March 1982 1991 1992 1996 Tayside 2,070 1,862 1,801 1,540 Western Isles 83 87 85 95 Scotland 21,468 18,317 17,580 15,963 1 Includes acute, supra-area and special categories specialty groups. Excludes obstetrics.