§ Mr. Ancramasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the provision of sheltered housing for the elderly in Scotland.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe latest published information on the provision of sheltered housing for the elderly appears on page 26 ofScottish Housing Statistics No. 17, which is available in the Library.
Year to 30 September 1978 1979 1980 1981 Number of available staffed beds 59,026 58,501 58,208 58,028 Number per 1,000 population 11.40 11.32 11.30 11.27 Number of occupied beds 49,526 48,712 48,419 48,086 Number per 1,000 population 9.56 9.43 9.40 9.34 Throughput* of patients 748,984 735,446 774,246 792,572 * Throughput as given here is the total number of discharges, deaths and transfers out. Notes
1. Information for the years 1978–80 is taken from table 6.3(a) of Scottis Health Statistics.
2. Information is not yet available for the year to 30 September 1982.
§ Mr. Ancramasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of geriatric beds per 1,000 of population aged over 70 years in each of the past four years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested is as follows:
Year to 30 September Number of geriatric beds* per 1,000 population aged 70 and over 1978 20.6 1979 20.4 1980 20.7 1981 20.9