§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the factors used in calculating the average cost per National Health Service patient in hospitals in Scotland.
§ Mr. John MacKayFigures in "Scottish Health Service Costs" are expressed in terms of cost per weighted patient day for each hospital. This is arrived at by apportioning a hospital's running costs (which exclude laboratory costs and some other ancillary costs) over the total patient activity in the hospital (that is inpatients and, on a weighted basis, outpatients, day patients, accident and emergency cases and day cases).
Persons with charge proved, Scotland Crime or offence 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Cruelty (neglect etc.) to and unnatural treatment of children 236 179 179 193 191 Child stealing 6 1 — — 3 Exposing children under 7 years to risk of burning — — — 2 2 Children and young Persons legislation* 144 83 51 33 20 Employment of children offences 73 24 7 28 19 Drunk in charge of a child 29 29 22 41 35 * Includes sections 32 and 34 of Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937
§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons have been convicted in Scotland of offences involving the sexual abuse of children in each of the last five years; and if he will break the totals down by offence.