House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 22 Mar 1999 (pt 22)

NHS Clinical Negligence Claims

Mr. Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the cost of clinical negligence claims to the NHS in (a) each region and (b) each NHS trust in each year since 1994-95. [77136]

Mr. Galbraith: The cost of clinical negligence claims to the NHS for each Health Board area including NHS Trusts since 1994-95 is set out in the table.

£

Health Boards 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98

Argyll and Clyde 197,498 280,773 510,273 741,762

Ayrshire and Arran 57,364 56,716 326,326 130,642

Dumfries and Galloway 46,542 90,737 133,786 85,950

Fife 29,940 81,786 102,380 159,395

Forth Valley 34,997 160,246 1,098,758 226,587

Grampian 136,643 72,993 299,778 106,960

Greater Glasgow 1,033,819 1,459,505 1,136,008 1,376,359

Highland 15,027 224,809 48,968 423,764

Lanarkshire 351,484 123,895 108,350 98,373

Lothian 1,344,507 1,418,026 560,583 474,911

Tayside 132,572 97,698 179,013 256,741

Other Boards 13,583 54,500 92,480 62,685

Total 3,393,976 4,121,684 4,596,703 4,144,129

				£
Health Boards	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98
Argyll and Clyde	197,498	280,773	510,273	741,762
Ayrshire and Arran	57,364	56,716	326,326	130,642
Dumfries and Galloway	46,542	90,737	133,786	85,950
Fife	29,940	81,786	102,380	159,395
Forth Valley	34,997	160,246	1,098,758	226,587
Grampian	136,643	72,993	299,778	106,960
Greater Glasgow	1,033,819	1,459,505	1,136,008	1,376,359
Highland	15,027	224,809	48,968	423,764
Lanarkshire	351,484	123,895	108,350	98,373
Lothian	1,344,507	1,418,026	560,583	474,911
Tayside	132,572	97,698	179,013	256,741
Other Boards	13,583	54,500	92,480	62,685

Total	3,393,976	4,121,684	4,596,703	4,144,129

The information has been aggregated at Health Board level to protect patient confidentiality at Trusts where only one, or very few, claims have been settled. Similarly, Health Boards which have only a small number of claims have been aggregated to protect patient confidentiality.

From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.

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NHS Training and Education

Mr. Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what data his Department collects on expenditure on NHS training and education and its distribution. [77134]

Mr. Galbraith: My Department holds information on expenditure on those education and training activities in the NHS in Scotland which are funded through the Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education (SCPMDE) and other central funding mechanisms.

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Timber Industry

Mr. Opik: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many acres in the United Kingdom were under softwood timber in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [77204]

Mr. Macdonald: The information is set out in the table.

Year ended thousand hectares

31 March 1996 1,585

31 March 1997 1,597

31 March 1998 1,604

Year ended	thousand hectares
31 March 1996	1,585
31 March 1997	1,597
31 March 1998	1,604

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Special Police Officers

Mrs. Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the number of (a) full-time and (b) special police officers, by rank and force, for March and September (i) 1992, (ii) 1993, (iii) 1994, (iv) 1995, (v) 1996, (vi) 1997 and (vii) 1998. [76858]

Mr. McLeish [holding answer 16 March 1999]: The information requested is presented in the following table.

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Regular Constables/ Special Constables	1992 December	1993 December	1994 December	1996 March	1997 March	1998 March
Central Scotland Police
Chief Constable	1	1	1	1	1	1
Assistant Chief Constable	1	1	1	1	1	1
Superintendent	8	8	9	9	8	10
Chief Inspector	11	13	13	13	12	7
Inspector	31	33	33	32	33	34
Sergeant	95	101	102	104	101	103
Constable	502	500	495	498	530	547

Total	649	657	654	658	686	703
Special Constables	102	101	110	88	81	72

Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary
Chief Constable	1	1	1	1	1	1
Assistant Chief Constable	1	1	2	1	1	1
Superintendent	6	6	6	6	6	6
Chief Inspector	6	6	7	7	7	8
Inspector	18	19	19	19	19	20
Sergeant	59	59	61	60	65	68
Constable	296	294	293	296	312	334

Total	387	386	389	390	411	438
Special Constables	167	189	193	214	199	193

Fife Constabulary
Chief Constable	1	1	1	1	1	1
Assistant Chief Constable	2	2	2	2	2	2
Superintendent	12	11	10	10	9	9
Chief Inspector	14	14	13	11	11	14
Inspector	36	36	39	40	41	36
Sergeant	111	110	112	111	111	110
Constable	610	612	611	614	657	683

Total	786	786	788	789	832	855
Special Constables	151	160	158	140	132	132

Grampian Police
Chief Constable	1	1	1	1	1	1
Assistant Chief Constable	2	2	2	2	2	3
Superintendent	19	18	19	19	16	16
Chief Inspector	21	22	20	21	19	20
Inspector	62	63	69	69	69	68
Sergeant	186	184	181	186	181	183
Constable	903	903	899	874	885	911

Total	1,194	1,193	1,191	1,172	1,173	1,202
Special Constables	214	204	198	171	146	138

Lothian and Borders Police
Chief Constable	1	1	1	1	1	1
Assistant Chief Constable	4	4	3	3	3	3
Superintendent	35	37	36	34	36	37
Chief Inspector	48	45	43	43	41	40
Inspector	127	124	123	122	125	127
Sergeant	357	361	360	358	361	368
Constable	1,989	1,986	1,990	1,973	2,124	2,115

Total	2,561	2,558	2,556	2,534	2,691	2,691
Special Constables	198	209	236	223	197	198

Northern Constabulary
Chief Constable	1	1	1	1	1	1
Assistant Chief Constable	1	1	1	1	1	1
Superintendent	10	11	8	8	8	7
Chief Inspector	14	14	8	13	12	13
Inspector	26	25	25	27	27	26
Sergeant	110	108	109	106	108	108
Constable	474	498	484	489	492	501

Total	636	658	643	645	649	657
Special Constables	493	515	531	500	511	480

Strathclyde Police
Chief Constable	1	1	1	1	1	1
Assistant Chief Constable	7	8	7	7	7	7
Superintendent	111	107	111	112	114	118
Chief Inspector	122	122	122	115	110	102
Inspector	359	357	362	353	357	374
Sergeant	967	966	977	972	980	975
Constable	5,230	5,262	5,423	5,656	5,662	5,722

Total	6,797	6,823	7,003	7,216	7,231	7,299
Special Constables	382	367	351	328	314	319

Tayside Police
Chief Constable	1	1	1	1	1	1
Assistant Chief Constable	2	2	2	2	2	2
Superintendent	17	17	17	13	14	14
Chief Inspector	20	20	16	14	14	13
Inspector	58	58	59	50	51	53
Sergeant	160	159	158	159	165	163
Constable	826	821	834	874	869	897

Total	1,084	1,078	1,087	1,113	1,116	1,143
Special Constables	140	152	215	214	206	191

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From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.

Pupil Funding

Mrs. Laing: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, by local authority area, the level of (i) nursery and (ii) secondary education funding per pupil in (a) cash terms and (b) 1998-99 prices in each year since 1992. [77743]

Mrs. Liddell: The information is given in the tables. 1996-97 is the latest financial year for which actual expenditure information is currently available. The figures, which are derived from local authority returns, do not include the cost of home-to-school transport, school meals, education authority administration costs and loan charges.

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Net current expenditure per full time equivalent pupil in local authority nursery schools

(£ at out-turn prices)

Regional/ Islands councils 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96

Borders 227 242 2,090 1,875

Central 1,974 2,073 2,206 2,298

Dumfries and Galloway 1,988 2,133 2,185 2,018

Fife 1,483 1,636 1,608 1,757

Grampian 2,265 2,313 2,315 2,401

Highland 2,425 2,928 2,877 2,875

Lothian 2,151 2,219 2,258 2,355

Strathclyde 2,820 3,089 3,203 3,437

Tayside 2,111 2,130 2,105 2,204

Orkney 1,959 2,379 2,409 4,386

Shetland 2,573 3,030 3,456 2,691

Western Isles n/a n/a n/a n/a

				(£ at out-turn prices)
Regional/ Islands councils	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96
Borders	227	242	2,090	1,875
Central	1,974	2,073	2,206	2,298
Dumfries and Galloway	1,988	2,133	2,185	2,018
Fife	1,483	1,636	1,608	1,757
Grampian	2,265	2,313	2,315	2,401
Highland	2,425	2,928	2,877	2,875
Lothian	2,151	2,219	2,258	2,355
Strathclyde	2,820	3,089	3,203	3,437
Tayside	2,111	2,130	2,105	2,204
Orkney	1,959	2,379	2,409	4,386
Shetland	2,573	3,030	3,456	2,691
Western Isles	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Net current expenditure per full time equivalent pupil in local authority nursery schools

(£ at 1998-99 prices)

Regional/ Islands councils 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96

Borders 264 274 2,335 2,035

Central 2,296 2,349 2,464 2,495

Dumfries and Galloway 2,313 2,418 2,441 2,190

Fife 1,725 1,854 1,796 1,908

Grampian 2,635 2,621 2,586 2,606

Highland 2,821 3,318 3,215 3,121

Lothian 2,502 2,515 2,523 2,557

Strathclyde 3,280 3,500 3,579 3,731

Tayside 2,456 2,414 2,352 2,393

Orkney 2,279 2,696 2,692 4,762

Shetland 2,993 3,433 3,861 2,922

Western Isles n/a n/a n/a n/a

				(£ at 1998-99 prices)
Regional/ Islands councils	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96
Borders	264	274	2,335	2,035
Central	2,296	2,349	2,464	2,495
Dumfries and Galloway	2,313	2,418	2,441	2,190
Fife	1,725	1,854	1,796	1,908
Grampian	2,635	2,621	2,586	2,606
Highland	2,821	3,318	3,215	3,121
Lothian	2,502	2,515	2,523	2,557
Strathclyde	3,280	3,500	3,579	3,731
Tayside	2,456	2,414	2,352	2,393
Orkney	2,279	2,696	2,692	4,762
Shetland	2,993	3,433	3,861	2,922
Western Isles	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Net current expenditure per full time equivalent pupil in local authority nursery schools in 1996-97

Councils (£ at out-turn prices) (£ at 1998-99 prices)

Aberdeen, City 2,442 2,572

Aberdeenshire 2,358 2,484

Angus 1,979 2,085

Argyll and Bute 5,327 5,610

Clackmannanshire 3,280 3,454

Dumfries and Galloway 1,896 1,996

Dundee 2,243 2,362

East Ayrshire 3,441 3,624

East Dunbartonshire 8,025 8,452

East Lothian 1,951 2,055

East Renfrewshire 1,893 1,994

Edinburgh, City 2,596 2,734

Eilean Siar n/a n/a

Falkirk 2,256 2,376

Fife 2,622 2,762

Glasgow City 3,497 3,683

Highland 2,011 2,118

Inverclyde 4,513 4,753

Midlothian 2,564 2,701

Moray 1,576 1,660

North Ayrshire 1,839 1,937

North Lanarkshire 4,409 4,643

Orkney 2,680 2,823

Perth and Kinross 2,193 2,310

Renfrewshire 5,676 5,978

Scottish Borders 1,812 1,908

Shetland 3,086 3,250

South Ayrshire 3,002 3,162

South Lanarkshire 6,839 7,202

Stirling 3,308 3,484

West Dunbartonshire 4,743 4,995

West Lothian 2,340 2,464

Councils	(£ at out-turn prices)	(£ at 1998-99 prices)
Aberdeen, City	2,442	2,572
Aberdeenshire	2,358	2,484
Angus	1,979	2,085
Argyll and Bute	5,327	5,610
Clackmannanshire	3,280	3,454
Dumfries and Galloway	1,896	1,996
Dundee	2,243	2,362
East Ayrshire	3,441	3,624
East Dunbartonshire	8,025	8,452
East Lothian	1,951	2,055
East Renfrewshire	1,893	1,994
Edinburgh, City	2,596	2,734
Eilean Siar	n/a	n/a
Falkirk	2,256	2,376
Fife	2,622	2,762
Glasgow City	3,497	3,683
Highland	2,011	2,118
Inverclyde	4,513	4,753
Midlothian	2,564	2,701
Moray	1,576	1,660
North Ayrshire	1,839	1,937
North Lanarkshire	4,409	4,643
Orkney	2,680	2,823
Perth and Kinross	2,193	2,310
Renfrewshire	5,676	5,978
Scottish Borders	1,812	1,908
Shetland	3,086	3,250
South Ayrshire	3,002	3,162
South Lanarkshire	6,839	7,202
Stirling	3,308	3,484
West Dunbartonshire	4,743	4,995
West Lothian	2,340	2,464

Net current expenditure per pupil in local authority secondary schools

(£ at out-turn prices)

Regional/ Islands councils 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96

Borders 2,857 2,873 2,941 2,933

Central 2,801 2,785 2,761 2,784

Dumfries and Galloway 2,957 2,876 2,894 2,941

Fife 2,636 2,569 2,597 2,630

Grampian 3,031 2,958 2,862 2,970

Highland 2,896 2,914 2,975 3,061

Lothian 3,047 2,963 2,959 3,024

Strathclyde 2,842 2,769 2,831 2,914

Tayside 3,036 2,878 2,946 2,932

Orkney 3,827 3,464 3,576 3,592

Shetland 4,492 4,948 5,104 5,397

Western Isles 4,297 4,200 4,405 4,535

				(£ at out-turn prices)
Regional/ Islands councils	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96
Borders	2,857	2,873	2,941	2,933
Central	2,801	2,785	2,761	2,784
Dumfries and Galloway	2,957	2,876	2,894	2,941
Fife	2,636	2,569	2,597	2,630
Grampian	3,031	2,958	2,862	2,970
Highland	2,896	2,914	2,975	3,061
Lothian	3,047	2,963	2,959	3,024
Strathclyde	2,842	2,769	2,831	2,914
Tayside	3,036	2,878	2,946	2,932
Orkney	3,827	3,464	3,576	3,592
Shetland	4,492	4,948	5,104	5,397
Western Isles	4,297	4,200	4,405	4,535

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Net current expenditure per pupil in local authority secondary schools

(£ at 1998-99 prices)

Regional/ Islands councils 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96

Borders 3,324 3,256 3,286 3,184

Central 3,258 3,156 3,085 3,022

Dumfries and Galloway 3,440 3,259 3,233 3,193

Fife 3,066 2,911 2,902 2,855

Grampian 3,526 3,352 3,198 3,224

Highland 3,369 3,302 3,324 3,323

Lothian 3,545 3,358 3,306 3,283

Strathclyde 3,306 3,138 3,163 3,164

Tayside 3,532 3,261 3,291 3,183

Orkney 4,452 3,925 3,995 3,900

Shetland 5,226 5,607 5,702 5,859

Western Isles 4,999 4,760 4,922 4,923

				(£ at 1998-99 prices)
Regional/ Islands councils	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96
Borders	3,324	3,256	3,286	3,184
Central	3,258	3,156	3,085	3,022
Dumfries and Galloway	3,440	3,259	3,233	3,193
Fife	3,066	2,911	2,902	2,855
Grampian	3,526	3,352	3,198	3,224
Highland	3,369	3,302	3,324	3,323
Lothian	3,545	3,358	3,306	3,283
Strathclyde	3,306	3,138	3,163	3,164
Tayside	3,532	3,261	3,291	3,183
Orkney	4,452	3,925	3,995	3,900
Shetland	5,226	5,607	5,702	5,859
Western Isles	4,999	4,760	4,922	4,923

Net current expenditure per pupil in local authority nursery schools in 1996-97

Councils (£ at out-turn prices) (£ at 1998-99 prices)

Aberdeen, City 2,971 3,129

Aberdeenshire 2,759 2,905

Angus 2,835 2,986

Argyll and Bute 3,003 3,163

Clackmannanshire 2,932 3,088

Dumfries and Galloway 2,905 3,060

Dundee 3,142 3,309

East Ayrshire 2,747 2,893

East Dunbartonshire 2,599 2,737

East Lothian 2,923 3,078

East Renfrewshire 2,611 2,750

Edinburgh, City 3,011 3,171

Eilean Siar 4,553 4,795

Falkirk 2,751 2,898

Fife 2,674 2,816

Glasgow City 3,322 3,498

Highland 3,135 3,302

Inverclyde 2,844 2,995

Midlothian 2,880 3,033

Moray 2,799 2,948

North Ayrshire 2,776 2,923

North Lanarkshire 2,854 3,006

Orkney 3,778 3,979

Perth and Kinross 2,822 2,972

Renfrewshire 2,909 3,064

Scottish Borders 3,039 3,200

Shetland 5,777 6,085

South Ayrshire 2,780 2,928

South Lanarkshire 2,863 3,015

Stirling 2,987 3,146

West Dunbartonshire 2,833 2,984

West Lothian 2,945 3,102

Councils	(£ at out-turn prices)	(£ at 1998-99 prices)
Aberdeen, City	2,971	3,129
Aberdeenshire	2,759	2,905
Angus	2,835	2,986
Argyll and Bute	3,003	3,163
Clackmannanshire	2,932	3,088
Dumfries and Galloway	2,905	3,060
Dundee	3,142	3,309
East Ayrshire	2,747	2,893
East Dunbartonshire	2,599	2,737
East Lothian	2,923	3,078
East Renfrewshire	2,611	2,750
Edinburgh, City	3,011	3,171
Eilean Siar	4,553	4,795
Falkirk	2,751	2,898
Fife	2,674	2,816
Glasgow City	3,322	3,498
Highland	3,135	3,302
Inverclyde	2,844	2,995
Midlothian	2,880	3,033
Moray	2,799	2,948
North Ayrshire	2,776	2,923
North Lanarkshire	2,854	3,006
Orkney	3,778	3,979
Perth and Kinross	2,822	2,972
Renfrewshire	2,909	3,064
Scottish Borders	3,039	3,200
Shetland	5,777	6,085
South Ayrshire	2,780	2,928
South Lanarkshire	2,863	3,015
Stirling	2,987	3,146
West Dunbartonshire	2,833	2,984
West Lothian	2,945	3,102

From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.

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