Home Helps (Hansard, 26 March 1987)

HC Deb 26 March 1987 vol 113 c253W 253W

§ Mr. Gordon Brown
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the latest figure for the number of home helps per 1,000 old people for each regional council area.

§ Mr. John MacKay
Provisional information as requested is as follows:

Region/Islands Council Area Number of Home Helps¹

Borders 5.8

Central 12.5

Dumfries and Galloway 9.7

Fife 15 4

Grampian 10.2

Highland 8.5

Lothian 13.9

Strathclyde 15.3

Tayside 8.6

Orkney 20.1

Shetland 14.7

Western Isles 30.3

¹ Whole-time equivalent as at 31 March 1986 per 1,000 population aged 65 or over.

Region/Islands Council Area	Number of Home Helps¹
Borders	5.8
Central	12.5
Dumfries and Galloway	9.7
Fife	15 4
Grampian	10.2
Highland	8.5
Lothian	13.9
Strathclyde	15.3
Tayside	8.6
Orkney	20.1
Shetland	14.7
Western Isles	30.3
¹ Whole-time equivalent as at 31 March 1986 per 1,000 population aged 65 or over.