§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of Stale for Scotland what was (a) the number of whole-time equivalent home helps, (b) the number of cases in which home helps were provided, (c) the total number of home helps provided and (d) the number of home help flours provided per 1,000 population over 65 years of age in Scotland in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. John MacKayInformation on the number of home help hours is not held centrally. The other information requested is as follows:
Number of home helps* Number of clients Total number of home helps provided Year ended 31 March 1978 8,712.6 51,778 18,696 1979 9,479.0 57,852 19,767 1980 9,685.9 60,703 20,147 1981 9,123.2 62,749 19,537 1982 9,302.0 63,943 19,767 * Whole time equivalent.