HC Deb 26 October 1987 vol 121 cc133-4W
Dr. Godman

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients were resident in mental illness hospitals in Scotland in each year from 1980 to 1986 and in the first six months of 1987.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

At 31 December 1986 there were 14,901 residents in mental illness hospitals in Scotland. Comparable data for 1980–85 are given in "Scottish Health Statistics," copies of which are in the Library. Information for 1987 is not yet available.