Holy Loch

HC Deb 13 July 1987 vol 119 cc395-6W

Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what planning requirements exist for future developments at Holy Loch base.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Planning proposals for any future development at the Holy Loch base would be brought forward by the Ministry of Defence and would be subject to the planning procedures that apply to all developments by Government Departments. These procedures are set out in Scottish Development Department circular 21/1984, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The following table gives the information for the relevant therapeutic categories. This is abstracted from the annual HMSO publication "Scottish Health Statistics" which is available in the Library. The figures for the full year 1986 are not yet available but those for the first nine months are given.

Scottish penal establishments since 1982 would require disproportionate staff resources. I am therfore listing only incidents which could be categorised as serious because of the nature of the incident or the extent of the damage caused.