§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the area health authority districts in Scotland in which privately owned hospitals or clinics have been built during the last 12 months for which this information is available, together with figures showing the numbers of people officially listed as waiting for treatment in the publicly owned hospitals in those areas.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe information available to my Department relates to private nursing homes registered with health boards under the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938. In the 12 months ending 31st December 1977 no new nursing homes were registered, but an extension was built to one registered nursing home in the Tayside Health Board area. The total number of patients awaiting treatment in National344W Health Service hospitals in that area at 31st March 1977 was 4,330.
§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State if he will publish in the Official Report a list of those area health authority districts in Scotland in which permission has been granted for the building of private hospitals or clinics. together with figures showing the number of beds it is proposed to create and the number of people currently registered as waiting for treatment in the public hospitals in those areas.
§ Mr. Harry EwingI am informed by the Health Services Board that, in terms of its powers under Part III of the Health Services Act 1976, it has not authorised the building of any private hospitals or clinics in Scotland. Information about the number of applications for planning permission for private nursing homes or hospitals granted by planning authorities either before or since the passing of the Health Services Act 1976 is not available centrally.