HC Deb 26 November 1973 vol 865 c72W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many places in special warden-supervised housing for the elderly are provided by each local authority ; and how many places these figures represent per 1,000 population aged 65 years and over in each of these areas.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

Very few local authorities have so far made provision for sheltered housing for the elderly, but a considerable number have plans for doing so over the next five years. I have been informed of the following current provision of such housing, by county areas :

County Current Provision of places in sheltered housing Places expressed as figure per 1,000 people aged 65 years and over in the county
Aberdeen 94 4.9
Angus 20 1.3
Ayr 46 1.0
Caithness 8 2.5
Dumfries 14 1.2
Dunbarton 74 3.3
Fife 25 0.6
Lanark 83 1.3
Perth 24 1.2
Roxburgh 18 2.5
Sutherland 4 1.7
Zetland 9 3.0