§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average weekly cost of providing the following services for the elderly (a) meals-on-wheels, (b) a home help and (c) a hospital bed.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested is as follows:
Average cost per week 1984–85 £ (a) Meals on Wheels per client 3.26 (b) Home help per client 13.75 (c) Hospital bed per geriatric patient 259.00 Those figures do not take account of interest charges on capital or income accruing by way of payment from those in receipt of meals on wheels or home help services. The level of home help and meals on wheels services varies in accordance with the local authorities' general policy and perception of individual needs.