How much it will spend on smoking cessation services in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06, (i) in total and (ii) broken down by NHS board area.

The Scottish Executive will spend (a)(i) £3 million on smoking cessation services in 2004-05.
(a) (ii) Table showing breakdown by NHS board area 2004-05
Health Board
| Smoking Cessation
Allocation 2004–05
(000)

Argyll and Clyde
| 171

Ayrshire and Arran
| 150

Borders
| 51

Dumfries and Galloway
| 68

Fife
| 132

Forth Valley
| 106

Grampian
| 182

Greater Glasgow
| 360

Highland
| 92

Lanarkshire
| 203

Lothian
| 265

Orkney
| 17

Shetland
| 19

Tayside
| 159

Western Isles
| 25

Totals
| £2 million


Funding for smoking prevention and cessation was identified as a priority for investment under the Health Improvement Fund (HIF). HIF is now incorporated in health boards’ unified budgets. On the basis of information supplied by health boards in previous years, it is estimated that an additional £1 million will be allocated to smoking cessation services by health boards in 2004-05. A breakdown of the sums spent by health boards during 2004-05 from this funding stream is not available. In addition, the Executive has allocated in the region of £280,000 to the smoking cessation pilots delivered through Partnership Action on Tobacco and Health in 2004-05.
The Scottish Executive will spend (b)(i) £7 million on smoking cessation services in 2005-06.
(b) (ii) Table showing breakdown by NHS board area 2005-06
Health Board
| Smoking Cessation Allocation 2005–06
(000)

Argyll and Clyde
| 526

Ayrshire and Arran
| 461

Borders
| 140

Dumfries and Galloway
| 191

Fife
| 391

Forth Valley
| 315

Grampian
| 513

Greater Glasgow
| 1147

Highland
| 267

Lanarkshire
| 639

Lothian
| 788

Orkney
| 39

Shetland
| 46

Tayside
| 471

Western Isles
| 66

Total
|