§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of psychiatric hospitals in each area, for each year since 1974 to April 1988, and the number of beds in each hospital.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. and learned Member for Fife, North-East (Mr. Campbell) on 13 July at column209 for the information requested for the year ending 30 September 1987, the latest year for which the information is available. Information for earlier years can be obtained from the annual volumes of "Scottish Hospital Costs".
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1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Chief Reporter 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Deputy Chief Reporter 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Principal Reporter 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Reporter 4 6 5 5 5 6 5 7 7 7 8 Grade 7 1 SEO 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HEO 1 1 1 1 1 EO 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 AO 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 AA 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 PS 1 1 1 1 1 Total 18 20 19 19 18 21 22 23 25 25 27 years, (b) five to 14 years, (c) 15 to 44 years, (d) 45 to 64 years, (e) 65 to 74 years and, (f) 75-plus years for each year since 1974 to the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe average daily occupancy of beds in acute hospital specialties in Scotland is not available by age of patients.