HC Deb 03 November 1993 vol 231 cc247-8W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people with learning disabilities are presently living in long-stay hospitals in each health board area.

Mr. Stewart

[holding answer 27 October 1993]: The information in the table records the position as at 31 December 1992.

Health Board of origin Number of Residents
Argyll and Clyde 335
Ayrshire and Arran 208
Borders 28
Dumfries and Galloway 99
Fife 223
Forth Valley 189
Grampian 359
Greater Glasgow 886
Highland 110
Lanarkshire 365
Lothian 434
Orkney 5
Shetland 6
Tayside 211
Western Isles 8
SCOTLAND 3,466

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