To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-4244 by Malcolm Chisholm on 5 December 2003 and in light of the charitable funding of some equipment, what the gap is between how much equipment is needed by the NHS and how much equipment can be purchased through capital budgets, broken down by NHS board area. This is a matter for NHS Scotland bodies. The information requested is not centrally available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.