§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland further to his answer of 24 June,Official Report, column 365, if he will identify the national health service hospitals in Scotland where waste incinerators have difficulties in complying with current pollution control legislation.
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Residents in Mental Illness Hospitals and Psychiatric Units as at 31.12.90 with an Admission Diagnosis of Senile Dementia (I.C.D. 290) by Health Board of Residence, Age and Sex. Male Female less than 65 65–74 75–84 85+ Total less than 65 65–74 75–84 85+ Total Argyll and Clyde 6 23 46 13 88 4 32 105 80 221 Ayr and Arran 5 23 34 12 74 9 29 68 42 148 Borders 1 7 22 1 31 3 9 52 40 104 Dumfries and Galloway 1 9 16 5 31 2 10 62 33 107 Fife 3 16 49 26 94 4 37 142 112 295 Forth Valley 3 5 24 9 41 8 26 66 71 171 Grampian 4 31 76 38 149 9 39 188 201 437 Greater Glasgow 17 77 154 54 302 31 93 408 330 862 Highland 2 7 30 12 51 4 13 42 41 100 Lanark 5 24 51 12 92 11 36 100 72 219 Lothian 12 28 103 33 176 17 63 243 210 533 Orkney 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Shetland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tayside 6 34 61 32 133 5 43 172 176 396 Western Isles 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 11 7 19 Scotland 66 285 667 248 1,266 107 431 1,659 1,415 3,612 Outwith/N.K 2 0 5 0 7 1 1 4 4 10 Total 68 285 672 248 1,273 108 432 1,663 1,419 3,622
§ Mr. Michael ForsythTwo clinical waste incinerators are experiencing difficulties in complying with current pollution control legislation. These are located at the Western and Royal Infirmaries in Glasgow. Greater Glasgow health board is pursuing a vigorous course of action to deal with these difficulties.