§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take powers to ensure that, when applications for planning permission are put before a council, neighbouring proprietors must necessarily be informed, as is the case when applications are made for building warrant.
§ Mr. RifkindThis possibility is under consideration as part of the review of the general development order.
Health Board Area of Treatment 1975 1976 1977 1978 (Provisional) Argyll and Clyde … … 1,600 1,548 1,486 1,494 Ayrshire and Arran … … 833 831 833 836 Borders … … … 292 276 288 292 Dumfries and Galloway … 776 740 710 717 Fife … … … … 861 822 833 878 Forth Valley … … … 918 891 900 941 Grampian … … … 1,579 1,591 1,560 1,662 Greater Glasgow … … 4,248 4,258 4,337 4,524 Highland … … … 949 895 876 834 Lanarkshire … … … 1,688 1,648 1,662 1,745 Lothian … … … 2,074 2,050 2,056 2,118 Tayside … … … 1,790 1,733 1,708 1,675 Western Isles … … … 3 3 3 3 Scotland … … … 17,611 17,286 17,252 17,719 In addition, the number of mentally ill at the State Hospital, Carstairs, in each year is: —
1975 1976 1977 1978 224 229 216 213 Notes: 1. Patients in mental deficiency hospitals are excluded. 2. Figures for 1979 are not yet available.