§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new cases were handled by social work departments in each of the last five years.
1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 (estimate) £m. £m. £m. £m. £m. £m. Capital … … 2.2 1.9 2.2 2.3 4.5 7.7 Current … … 15.3 17.2 20.5 27.6 31.9 43.4
§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people applied for social work training in Scotland in the last convenient year; how many were accepted; and how many were unsuccessful because of lack of places.
§ Mr. William RossIn session 1973–74, 364 students were accepted. Information is not available about the total numbers
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§ Mr. William RossReturns from local authorities indicate that the numbers of families and individuals who began to receive general social work support were as follows:
Figures for other kinds of help provided by local authority social work departments since their establishment in November 1969 are given in the annual report on "Social Work in Scotland" and in "Scottish Social Work Statistics" for 1971 and 1972.
1970 33,250 1971 45,410 1972 52,787
§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many qualified and unqualified social workers, respectively, are now employed by social work departments; and what estimates he has made of the numbers required to staff the departments fully.
§ Mr. William RossI refer the hon. Member to the replies which I gave to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Cathcart (Mr. Taylor) on 8th July.
§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total expenditure of social work departments in each of the last five years; and what was the equivalent expenditure in each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. William RossFollowing are the figures for capital and current expenditure in each of the last five years, together with the equivalent figure for 1968–69, the last full financial year before the social work departments were formed. Figures for earlier years are not available.
of applicants and of acceptable applicants for whom there were no places.
§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many training places are available for social work in Scotland.
§ Mr. William RossSix hundred and twenty places, of which 405 were for new 601W entrants, were available in session 1973–74 in qualifying courses approved by the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work. The number of places available in session 1974–75 is expected to be higher.