HC Deb 01 November 1983 vol 47 cc355-6W
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the present numbers of home helps in Scotland, giving figures region by region; how many home helps are employed per 1,000 persons, giving figures region by region; and what is the regional average for home helps employed per 1,000 persons, giving the figures region by region.

Mr. John MacKay

The information is given in the following table:

Region Number* of Home Helps at 31 March 1982 Home Helps per 1,000 population
Borders 107.7 1.1
Central 439.9 1.6
Dumfries and Galloway 318.9 2.2
Region Number* of Home Helps at 31 March 1982 Home Helps per 1,000 population
Fife 514.2 1.5
Grampian 580.3 1.2
Highland 236.4 1.2
Lothian 1,643.0 2.2
Strathclyde 4,681.2 2.0
Tayside 529.2 1.3
Orkney 59.5 3.2
Shetland 52.8 2.0
Western Isles 138.9 4.5
Scotland Total 9,302.0 1.8
* Full-time equivalent