§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total expenditure on the purchase of health care from non-NHS providers in 1995–96 by(a) district health boards, (b) fundholding general practitioners and (c) NHS trusts in Scotland. [18800]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is set out in the table.
Purchase of health care from non-NHS providers Health board Fundholding GPs NHS trusts £ £ £ Argyll and Clyde 7,608,155 12,586 217,554 Ayrshire and Arran 3,361,111 4,809 0 Borders 1,806,601 61,326 0 Dumfries and Galloway 635,719 4,929 44,347 Fife 834,835 60,822 1,041,826 Forth Valley 1,683,462 124,937 0 Grampian 955,627 392,437 991,358 Greater Glasgow 18,004,559 102,803 0 Highland 2,143,443 81,924 0 Lanarkshire 9,161,237 38,328 0 Lothian 7,434,878 342,981 0 Orkney 5,370 0 0 Shetland 7,920 0 0 Tayside 771,508 108,942 0 Western Isles 122,443 0 0 Scottish totals 54,536,868 1,336,824 2,295,085 Over £31 million is spent on charities and voluntary bodies and is included in the figures in the table.