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Written Answers to Questions

Tuesday 25 June 1996

SCOTLAND

Licensing Authority

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on what date he last attended a meeting in his role as a member of the Licensing Authority. [33846]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The Licensing Authority does not meet to consider its functions under the Medicines Act 1968. There is no statutory requirement for such meetings to be held.

Asthma

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the net ingredient cost for preparations used in the treatment of asthma, in total and per health board, for each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. [33847]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The information by health board and Scotland for the financial years 1992-93 to 1995-96 is set out in the table. The costs shown are based on the value of ingredients before the addition of dispensing fees or deduction of any discount or patient charges.

The costs relate to inhaled and oral adrenoceptor stimulants, inhaled steroids, inhaled antimuscarinic bronchodilators and theophylline preparations.

£ million

Health Board	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96
Argyll and Clyde	2.755	3.206	3.575	3.867
Ayrshire and Arran	3.024	3.470	3.972	4.373
Borders	0.772	0.880	0.949	0.999
Dumfries and Galloway	0.965	1.078	1.195	1.293
Fife	2.109	2.377	2.627	2.892
Forth Valley	1.726	2.004	2.275	2.490
Grampian	3.104	3.546	3.960	4.337
Greater Glasgow	6.147	7.198	8.099	8.841
Highland	1.068	1.248	1.401	1.557
Lanarkshire	3.782	4.448	5.074	5.706
Lothian	4.628	5.237	5.652	6.091
Orkney	0.097	0.109	0.130	0.144
Shetland	0.077	0.100	0.111	0.128
Tayside	2.948	3.435	3.936	4.388
Western Isles	0.117	0.142	0.172	0.201
Scotland	33.319	38.478	43.128	47.307

Mr. Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of prescriptions for the treatment of asthma, in total and per health board, for the last four years. [33848]

Lord James Douglas Hamilton: The information by health board and Scotland for the financial years 1992-93 to 1995-96 is set out in the table.

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The numbers relate only to inhaled and oral adrenoceptor stimulants, inhaled steroids, inhaled antimuscarinic bronchodilators and theophylline preparations.

Number of prescription itemsThousands

Health board	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96
Argyll and Clyde	271	292	307	319
Ayrshire and Arran	279	294	312	321
Borders	74	79	83	85
Dumfries and Galloway	98	107	116	119
Fife	209	220	231	239
Forth Valley	175	190	199	205
Grampian	293	314	331	343
Greater Glasgow	621	675	709	736
Highland	111	123	130	136
Lanarkshire	378	413	434	459
Lothian	421	449	465	481
Orkney	10	10	11	12
Shetland	11	13	13	14
Tayside	263	274	286	293
Western Isles	14	16	17	18
Scotland	3,228	3,469	3,644	3,780

Cancer Research

Mrs. Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the total amount of funds made available by the Government for research into the causes and eradication of cancer in Scotland for each of the last 20 years. [34251]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The main agency through which the Government support biomedical and clinical research throughout the UK is the Medical Research Council, which receives its grant in aid from the Department of Trade and Industry. I understand that MRC expenditure on research into cancer was £13.2 million in 1994-95, the latest full year for which figures are available. It is not possible to extract the spend in Scotland from these figures without incurring disproportionate cost.

In addition to the MRC, the chief scientist office of the Scottish Office also supports research within Scotland, and has identified the causes and eradication of cancer as one of its priority areas. The information showing its spend on cancer research, for the years in which figures are available, is set out in the table:

Year	Amount £
1989-90	112,862
1990-91	82,561
1991-92	181,113
1992-93	454,391
1993-94	963,910
1994-95	762,720
1995-96	521,210

Mrs. Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of (a) breast cancer, (b) lung cancer, (c) bowel cancer and (d) stomach cancer there have been in each of the last 20 years in Scotland. [34250]

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Lord James Douglas Hamilton: The information is set out in the table which shows the numbers of registrations for specific cancers in Scotland for the years 1975 to 1994. These have been extracted from the database of the Scottish cancer registration scheme.

Numbers of cancer registrations in Scotland for specific tumour sites for the years 1975-1994

Year of	Breast			Large
registration	Female	Male	Total	Lung	Bowel	Stomach
1975	2,335	31	2,366	4,116	2,603	1,319
1976	2,242	25	2,267	4,035	2,549	1,342
1977	2,359	13	2,372	4,105	2,643	1,299
1978	2,411	22	2,433	4,396	2,730	1,289
1979	2,283	26	2,309	4,557	2,622	1,273
1980	2,504	7	2,511	4,468	2,696	1,293
1981	2,478	19	2,497	4,572	2,747	1,365
1982	2,593	18	2,611	4,616	2,780	1,309
1983	2,590	17	2,607	4,669	2,711	1,287
1984	2,625	23	2,648	4,839	2,807	1,258
1985	2,543	17	2,560	4,830	2,818	1,337
1986	2,634	16	2,650	4,636	2,926	1,240
1987	2,691	10	2,701	4,749	2,896	1,226
1988	2,693	13	2,706	4,625	2,829	1,228
1989	2,782	8	2,790	4,599	3,022	1,166
1990	2,987	20	3,007	4,713	3,146	1,104
1991	3,180	20	3,200	4,794	3,088	1,097
1992	3,216	13	3,229	4,952	3,073	1,127
1993	3,102	22	3,124	4,803	3,273	970
1994	3,043	15	3,058	4,636	3,249	1,035

Legal Aid

Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many firms of solicitors in Scotland have resigned from participation in the criminal legal aid scheme in each year since 1 January 1990. [34119]

Mr. Michael Forsyth: This information is not available.

Stalking

Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary for State for Scotland how many cases of breaches of the peace reported to the procurators fiscal in the last full year for which figures are available have involved stalking; how many of those were prosecuted; and how many of these resulted in a sentence of imprisonment. [34380]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: I understand from my noble and learned Friend the Lord Advocate that the records kept by the procurator fiscal do not separately identify whether a case of breach of the peace includes stalking.

Wind Power

Mr. Maclennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by (a) location and (b) date submitted the number of applications for subsidy for wind power development he has received under the Scottish renewable order since October 1993, indicating which applications he has approved, which applications he has refused and which applications remain under consideration. [34564]

Mr. Kynoch: Only one order within the Scottish renewables obligation has so far been made. In terms of that, 12 wind projects were awarded contracts in

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December 1994, to supply electricity to ScottishPower and Hydro-Electric. Their names and locations are listed in the table.

Name	Location
Gallow Rig Wind Farm	Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire
West Garty Wind Farm	Helmsdale, Sutherland
Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm	Taynuilt, Argyll
Bendealt Wind Farm	Evanton, Ross-shire
Meall an Turic Wind Farm	Evanton, Ross-shire
Craigenlee Wind Farm	Port Patrick, Wigtownshire
Polwhat Rig Wind Farm	Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire
Helmsdale Wind Farm	Helmsdale, Sutherland
Largie Wind Project	Kintyre, Argyll
Hagshaw Hill (S10) Wind Farm	Hagshaw Hill, Lanark
Hagshaw Hill (S15) Wind Farm	Hagshaw Hill, Lanark
Laggan Windcluster	Islay, Argyll

Obtaining the necessary planning permission to construct and operate wind developments is a matter for the potential developer and the relevant planning authority.

Copyright

Mr. Maclennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when his Department plans to conclude its discussions with the Copyright Licensing Agency with a view to ensuring compliance with copyright law. [33762]

Lord James Douglas Hamilton [holding answer 20 June 1996]: The timing of conclusion of discussions is dependent on the outcome of the analysis of a survey of photocopying that the Copyright Licensing Agency plans to undertake at certain departmental offices in Aberdeen and Edinburgh in the autumn of this year.

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