§ Mr. Eggarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those functions or parts of his Department which he has transferred, or is in the process of transferring, to the private sector.
§ Mr. YoungerI have transferred or am transferring to the private sector office and laboratory cleaning services
Deaths in Selected Age Groups, Scotland Numbers and rates per 500 population Period Age group 60–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85–89 90 and over 1 October 1979–31 March 1980 Number 2,752 4,251 5,316 5,755 4,619 3,139 1,755 Rate 22.7 33.9 51.4 81.3 122.5 201.9 279.0 1 April 1980–30 September 1980 Number 2,446 3,795 4,757 5,022 4,175 2,614 1,497 Rate 20.2 30.2 46.0 70.9 110.7 168.1 253.3 1 October 1980–31 March 1981 Number 2,705 3,985 5,355 5,677 4,723 3,191 1,826 Rate 21.7 31.9 51.6 78.9 120.6 200.1 299.3 1 April 1981–30 September 1981 Number 2,419 3,679 4,710 4,992 4,254 2,656 1,508 Rate 19.4 29.5 45.4 69.3 108.7 166.5 247.2 1 October 1981–31 March 1982 Number* 2,880 4,293 5,726 6,151 5,566 3,747 2,173 Date* 22.4 34.9 55.0 84.4 139.0 223.6 330.1 1 April 1982–30 September 1982 Number* 2,477 3,516 4,604 5,100 4,124 2,737 1,518 Date* 19.3 28.6 44.3 70.0 103.0 163.4 230.6 * Provisional. Note: The six-monthly rates are shown per 500 population to facilitate comparison with annual rates per 1,000 population. The population figures used relate in each case to the 30 June preceding the period.