HC Deb 23 May 1978 vol 950 c514W
Mr. Robert Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report for each of the 15 health boards in Scotland, for each year since their establishment to the latest date for which information is available, the number of patients who have required treatment from a health board other than that for the area of their domicile in circumstances where the appropriate medical facility is not available locally.

Mr. Harry Ewing

The information is as follows:

houses are currently available in each of the district authorities in Scotland; and how many are planned in the immediate future.

Mr. Hugh D. Brown

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline (Mr. Hunter) on 26th April.—[Vol. 948, c. 607–8.] I am sending details to my hon. Friend.

I have asked local authorities to make comprehensive assessments of the housing needs of their districts, including those of the elderly, and I expect these to be reflected in the programmes which they will incorporate in their housing plans.