HC Deb 15 July 1970 vol 803 cc220-1W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the total bed complement for mentally defective patients in Ayrshire and the size of the waiting list; and how many Ayrshire patients are hospitalised outside the county.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

At 30th September, 1969, 115 beds were available in hospitals in Ayrshire for mentally defective patients and there were six persons on the waiting list. The number of Ayrshire patients in hospital outside the county is not readily available.