To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were diagnosed with mesothelioma in (i) 1998, (ii) 1999 and (iii) 2000, broken down by health board area The numbers of newly diagnosed cases of mesothelioma registered for each health board, for the years 1995, 1996 and 1997 (the most recent years for which completed information is available) are as follows:Year of diagnosisHealth Board of residence199519961997Argyll & Clyde282623Ayrshire & Arran558Borders520Dumfries & Galloway201Fife151015Forth Valley561Grampian12207Greater Glasgow415641Highland364Lanarkshire161516Lothian181814Orkney010Shetland010Tayside5815Western Isles000Scotland155174145Source: Scottish Cancer Registration database, ISD Scotland...