§ 51. Dr. A. Thompsonasked the Lord Advocate if he will request the Law Reform (Scotland) Committee to examine the disparity of awards for industrial injuries between England and Scotland; and, on the basis of their submission, if he will introduce the necessary legislation and remove the anomalies which now exist in Scottish law.
The Lord AdvocateI am not satisfied that this would be a suitable subject of remit to the Law Reform Committee of Scotland.
The amount of these awards is a matter for the judge or the jury, as the case may be, and I do not see how any change in the law could alter the situation.
Year Expenditure met from the Exchequer Expenditure met by Local Health Authorities Mental and mental deficiency hospitals, etc. Grants on expenditure incurred by local health authorities Total Net expenditure, after taking account of the 50 per cent. specific grants. (Col. 3) under the N.H.S. (S) Act. 1947 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) £ £ £ £ 1949–50 … … … 5,192,352 90,000 5,282,352 96,000 1950–51 … … … 5,035,154 95,000 5,130,154 114,000 1951–52 … … … 5,299,281 130,123 5,429,404 124,000 1952–53 … … … 5,850,228 141,569 5,991,797 135,000 1953–54 … … … 6,292,622 148,792 6,441,414 152,000 1954–55 … … … 7,147,870 152,385 7,300,255 156,000 1955–56 … … … 7,808,925 168,293 7,977,218 168,000 1956–57 … … … 8,606,514 183,000 8,789,514 182,000 1957–58 … … … 9,437,671 192,605 9,630,276 190,000 1958–59 … … … 9,884,900 205,804 10,090,704 209,000 TOTAL … … 70,555,517 1,507,571 72,063,088 1,526,000 NOTE.—The above figures do not include certain administrative expenses of hospital authorities which cannot readily be given in respect of individual hospitals and the cost of certain beds for mental illness in general hospitals which cannot be ascertained separately. The expenditure on local health authority services such as health visiting and home nursing is not included since expenditure arising from the provision of these services for the mentally disordered is not separately recorded.