asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average waiting time of women in the Argyll and Clyde health board area who have had tests for cervical cancer to receive details of the test; how this waiting time compares with the average waiting time for such results elsewhere in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
This information is not available centrally.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many operations have been performed on women suffering from cervical cancer in (a) the Argyll and Clyde health board area and (b) Scotland as a whole in each of the past five years.
The information requested is as follows:
| Argyll and Clyde Health Board | Scotland | |
| 1981 | 102 | 1,040 |
| 1982 | 92 | 875 |
| 1983 | 58 | 965 |
| 1984 | 110 | 1,023 |
| 1985 | 76 | 981 |
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many women have died from cervical cancer in (a) the Argyll and Clyde health board area and (b) Scotland as a whole in each of the past five years.
The information is as follows:
| Deaths from cervical cancer1 Scotland and Argyll and Clyde Health Board Area, 1981–1985 | ||
| Year | Scotland | Argyll and Clyde health board area |
| 1981 | 201 | 15 |
| 1982 | 208 | 19 |
| 1983 | 213 | 19 |
| 1984 | 227 | 19 |
| 1985 | 214 | 19 |
| 1 International Classification of Diseases Code 180 | ||