HC Deb 15 June 1973 vol 857 cc407-8W
Mr. McElhone

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many chronically sick and disabled persons under the age of 65 years are in hospital accommodation not specially designed for their needs, at the latest available date.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

A statement pursuant to Section 17(2) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, giving figures of persons not being themselves elderly, receiving long-term care in hospital accommodation used mainly for the elderly, will shortly be paid before Parliament.