§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the spending on care of the elderly per resident of pensionable age in each social work authority area and in Scotland as a whole in the last year for which figures are available. [35567]
§ Mr. GalbraithLocal authority spending on the elderly is not separately identified in full by all local authorities, some social work spending being under general headings. The actual social work spend on the elderly includes both the directly recorded spend on the elderly and a major, though unknown, part of the spend not allocated to client groups. Provisional Outturn data for 1996/97 are the most recent outturn data available. The table shows, to the nearest £100, the amount recorded as spent directly on older people, per person aged 65 or over.
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Net social work expenditure on older people by Scottish Local Authorities 1996/971 £ Council Expenditure recorded directly against the 'Older People' client group, per person aged 65+2 Aberdeen City 300 Aberdeenshire 300 Angus 600 Argyll and Bute 500 Clackmannanshire 400 Dumfries and Galloway 500 Dundee City 700 East Ayrshire 500 East Dunbartonshire 200 East Lothian 500 East Renfrewshire 300 Edinburgh, City of 500 Eilean Siar 1,000 Falkirk 100 Fife 500
£ Net social work expenditure on older people by Scottish Local Authorities 1996/971 Council Expenditure recorded directly against the 'Older People' client group, per person aged 65+2 Glasgow City 700 Highland 500 Inverclyde 400 Midlothian 600 Moray 300 North Ayrshire 400 North Lanarkshire 400 Orkney Islands 800 Perth and Kinross 400 Renfrewshire 500 Scottish Borders 400 Shetland Islands 1,300 South Ayrshire 400 South Lanarkshire 600 Stirling 400 West Dunbartonshire 800 West Lothian 700 Scotland 500 1 Figures based on Provisional Outturn/Budget Estimate Return, and have been rounded to the nearest £100. 2 Age 65+ figures based on mid-1996 population estimates—General Register Office.