§ The Earl of Lauderdaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will supply information about Scotland to match the information given to Lord Stallard on 12th July (cols. 1167–8).
§ Lord Gray of ContinThe information is set out in the tables below:
TABLE 1 RESIDENT PATIENTS AGED UNDER 16 IN SCOTTISH MENTAL HANDICAP HOSPITALS AT 31 DECEMBER 1982 Numbers (provisional) AGE GROUP (Years) UNDER TOTAL UNDER HEALTH BOARD 2 2–4 5–9 10–15 16 YEARS Ayrshire & Arran — — — 4 4 Borders — — — — — Argyll & Clyde — 1 6 16 23 Fife — 5 9 27 41 Greater Glasgow — 2 4 31 37 Highland 2 2 7 36 47 Lanarkshire — 1 3 45 49 Grampian — 2 16 42 60 Orkney — — — — — Lothian 1 — 18 40 59 Tayside — 2 7 27 36 Forth Valley 1 — 3 42 46 Western Isles — — — — — Dumfries & Galloway — — — — — Shetland — — — — — SCOTLAND 4 15 73 310 402
TABLE 2 ESTIMATED LENGTH OF STAY OF RESIDENT PATIENTS AGED UNDER 16 YEARS IN SCOTTISH MENTAL HANDICAP HOSPITALS AT 31 DECEMBER 1982 Numbers (Provisional) AGE GROUP (Years) UNDER TOTAL UNDER LENGTH OF STAY 2 2–4 5–9 10–15 16 YEARS Under 1 year 4 6 10 35 55 1 year— — 5 6 26 37 2 years— — 2 7 17 26 3 years— — 2 25 34 61 5 years and over — — 25 198 223 TOTAL 4 15 73 310 402