§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of home helps per 1,000 of the retired population in each of the region and island authorities and Scotland overall.
§ Mr. FairgrieveThe information requested is as follows:
Number of Home Help Staff per 1,000 of Persons of Pensionable Age (Whole-Time Equivalent) Region/island authority Border 6.5 Central 7.9 Dumfries and Galloway 10.4 Fife 9.9 Grampian 7.4 Highland 7.1 Lothian 13.4 Strathclyde 13.1 Tayside 7.6 Orkney 19.6 Shetland 13.9 Western Isles 23.0 Scotland 11.3 The figures used are those for persons of pensionable age, that is men aged 65 or over and women aged 60 or over.
The information about home help staff relates to 31 March 1979 and that for population to 30 June 1978.