asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to build a new cottage hospital in Peterhead; and if he will make a statement.

Grampian health board has included proposals to upgrade or replace the Peterhead cottage hospital in its capital plan. These works are provisionally scheduled to commence in 1991, as the board is meantime concentrating on increasing the provision of long-stay accommodation in line with national priorities.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will investigate the situation at Peterhead cottage hospital where there is no weekday evening or Saturday and Sunday cover for casualty cases; and if he will make a statement.

I understand that Grampian health board ensures that a general practitioner is on call at all times to provide 24-hour, 7-day-a-week cover for emergency casualty cases.