§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many outstanding medical negligence
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Mecu/£ million (1 ecu = £0.73) Programme 1995 1996 1997 ERDF ESF ERDF ESF ERDF ESF Highlands and Islands Objective 1 26.84 (19.59) 8.7 (6.35) 28.39 (20.72) 9.2 (6.72) 30.87 (31.6) 9.40 (6.86) Western Scotland Objective 2 73.89 (53.94) 20.91 (15.26) 76.18 (55.61) 22.13 (16.15) 79 (57.67) 22.33 (16.3) Eastern Scotland Objective 2 32.08 (23.42) 8.02 (5.85) 33.95 (24.78) 8.02 (5.85) 35.6 (25.99) 9.08 (6.63) Borders Objective 5b 3.22 (2.35) 0.95 (0.69) 3.73 (2.72) 1.1 (0.8) 3.08 (2.25) 1.1 (0.8) Dumfries and Galloway Objective 5b 5.36 (3.91) 1.07 (0.78) 6.2 (4.53) 1.24 (0.91) 6.24 (4.56) 1.25 (0.91) claims there are for each health board area; if he will indicate the amount involved; what budget provisions have been made; and if he will make a statement. [17360]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe number of outstanding medical negligence claims for each health board area is set out in the table:
Health boards Number of cases Argyll and Clyde 131 Ayrshire and Arran 68 Borders 10 Dumfries and Galloway 34 Fife 59 Forth Valley 69 Grampian 81 Greater Glasgow 418 Highland 72 Lanarkshire 140 Lothian 222 Orkney 2 Shetland 6 Tayside 117 Western Isles 5 Total 1,434 It is not possible to predict the actual amounts as the level of settlement is generally not known until an agreement between the parties has been reached. It is for individual health authorities to determine the annual provision for claims likely to be settled against them in any one year.