§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many inpatient beds existed in mental illness hospitals in Scotland in each of the last seven years for which records are available.
Average available staffed mental illness beds (including beds at general hospitals with psychiatric units) at 30 September Mental illness Psycho-geriatric Child psychiatry Adolescent psychiatry Total 1978 15,379 1,995 139 64 17,577 1979 14,941 2,231 122 64 17,358 1980 14,127 2,742 107 64 17,040 1981 13,799 2,871 102 64 16,836 1982 13,518 2,961 103 64 16,646 1983 13,232 3,061 102 71 16,466 1984* 13,055 3,208 102 79 16,444 * At 31 March.