§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state, separately, the total cost of capital schemes for improving or creating new geriatric, mental and deficiency provision in the
Mental Illness Mental Deficiency Geriatrics Total Cost Per cent. of all schemes started Cost Per cent. of all schemes started Cost Per cent. of all schemes started Cost Per cent. of all schemes started £000 £000 £000 £000 Year— 1962–63 87 7 — — 146 12 233 19 1963–64 43 2 5 1 42 2 90 5 1964–65 383 12 201 6 278 8 862 26 1965–66 636 19 — — 584 18 1,220 37 1966–67 82 1 56 1 1,011 18 1,149 20 1967–68 63 1 — — 15 — 78 1 1968–69 156 1 7 — 99 1 262 2 1969–70 422 15 30 1 1,267 47 1,719 63 Total 1,872 5 299 1 3,442 9 5,613 15 These figures exclude geriatric and psychiatric beds provided in general hospitals.