§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the cost of hospital patient treatment (diagnosis of alcoholism and alcoholic psychosis) and of alcohol-related diseases in Scotland, and any other costs arising from alcohol abuse, which had to be met by the National Health Service in 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively.
§ Mr. John MacKayAlcohol abuse is involved in many types of illness, including alcoholism and alcoholic psychosis, for which hospital and other medical treatment is required; but it has not been found feasible to produce a satisfactory estimate of Health Service expenditure in Scotland incurred on treating these illnesses.