§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the number of home helps per 1,000 of the retired population in Tayside and Scotland in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested in respect of the years 1979–81 inclusive was given in my reply to the hon. Member for Dundee, West (Mr. Ross) on 24 January 1983. — [Vol. 35, c.323–4.] The information in respect of 1978 and 1982 is as follows:
Tayside Scotland 1978 1982 1978 1982 Number of home helps(full-time equivalents) 491.0 546.4 9,004.6 9,666.7 Retired population Men 65+ 23,151 24,166 269,962 277,610 Women 60+ 50,137 51,739 582,411 598,978 Total 73,288 75,905 852,373 876,588 Number of home helps per thousand of retired population 6.7 7.2 10.6 11.0