HC Deb 18 July 1972 vol 841 cc100-1W
Mr. James Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many residential units there are for mentally handicapped in Lanarkshire; what number of places there are in each unit; and how many are being planned.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

There is one special school for mentally handicapped children, with 25 residential places. Local authorities in the county plan to start building five homes with 70 places in the next three years.