§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of purpose-built accommodation units for disabled people completed in Scotland in each of the years 1979 to 1985.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation covering this period is not readily available.
§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of full-time day centres and the average number of places within them for each of the (a) mentally ill, (b) mentally handicapped and (c) physically handicapped.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe latest available information is as follows:
Day Centres for Handicapped Adults at 31 March 19861 Type of Centre2 Number of Centres Number of Places Average Number of Places per Centre Mentally Ill 2 92 46.0 Mentally Handicapped 107 6,995 65.4 Physically Handicapped 30 1,362 45.4 Multiply Handicapped 4 129 32.2 1 Provisional 2 Day centres are classified according to the main group attending. All centres provide for handicapped persons to attend on a full-time basis but a number of clients may attend only part-time.
§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of purpose-built accommodation units for disabled people completed in Scotland in 1986.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonReturns submitted by housing authorities indicate that 52 dwellings purpose-built to accommodate disabled people were completed during 1986.