§ Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of National Health Service beds was occupied by mentally-ill and mentally-handicapped persons in each of the last five years; and what percentage of consultants worked with such patients in each of those years.
§ Mr. John MacKayFor the National Health Service in Scotland, this information is as follows:
Percentage of NHS hospital beds occupied by patients with Percentage of NHS consultants working with patients with (a) (b) (a) (b) Mental illness Mental handicap Mental illness Mental handicap 1979 31.6 13.1 12.0 0.8 1980 31.2 12.8 11.9 0.8 1981 30.8 12.8 12.0 0.8 1982 30.8 12.7 12.2 0.7 1983 30.2 12.7 12.1 0.7