§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of home helps per 1,000 of the retired population in Scotland and in each regional and island authority.
§ Mr. FairgrieveThe information requested is as follows:
Region/Island authority Number of home help staff per 1,000 of persons of pensionable age (whole time equivalent) Borders 5.3 Central 10.2 Dumfries and Galloway 12.9 Fife 10.4 Grampian 7.7 Highland 7.3 Lothian 14.7 Strathclyde 13.2 Tayside 7.5 Orkney 20.3 Shetland 16.5 Western Isles 22.0 Scotland 11.8 The figures used are those for persons of pensionable age, i.e. men aged 65 or over and women aged 60 or over.
The information about home help staff relates to 31 March 1980 and that for population to 30 June 1979.