§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what have been the comparative costs of providing (a) a home help, (b) a place in an old people's home and (c) a bed in a geriatric ward in Scotland in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested is as follows:
Average cost per week £ 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 (a) Home help per client 8.8 10.3 11.4
Tayside Scotland 1979 1980 1981 1979 1980 1981 Number of Home Helps (full-time equivalents) 558.2 544.2 554.9 9,779.0 10,068.8 9,507.3 Retired Population Men 65+ 23,120 23,130 24,354 271,600 273,425 278,890 Women 60+ 49,534 49,829 51,202 579,457 586,801 587,583 Total 72,654 72,959 75,556 851,057 860,226 866,473 Number of Home Helps per thousand of retired population (men 65+; women 60+) 7.7 7.5 7.3 11.5 11.7 11.0