§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the public expenditure general allocation uplifts and parity adjustments for all health board areas in Scotland for 1997–98. [21539]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonGeneral allocation uplifts and parity adjustments for 1997–98 are as follows:
Health Board General allocation uplift £000 Parity adjustment £000 Argyll and Clyde 8,994 -789 Ayrshire and Arran 7,584 3,303 Borders 2,318 -839 Dumfries and Galloway 3,255 -876 Fife 6,748 -1,291 Forth Valley 6,090 -2,481 Grampian 9,727 921 Greater Glasgow 21,127 -5,473 Highland 4,364 1,697 Lanarkshire 10,582 4,865 Lothian 14,424 -663 Orkney 434 253 Shetland 508 473 Tayside 8,353 -2,215 Western Isles 784 -123