HC Deb 18 December 1958 vol 597 c317W
Mr. Grimond

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many mental defectives are now waiting to gain admittance to a suitable institution in Scotland.

Mr. Maclay

The waiting lists in different areas are not compiled by the various authorities on the same basis and so there is no satisfactory figure available for Scotland as a whole. If there is any particular area that the hon. Member has in mind I shall endeavour to give him the information.