§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what information he has about the mental health history of homeless people in Scotland; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what information he has about the mental health history of the homeless people in Scotland in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation about the mental health history of homeless people in Scotland is not collected. It is the policy of my right hon. and learned Friend that people should not be discharged from mental illness hospitals unless proper support facilities are available for them in the community.
§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information is collected by his Department about people who have been discharged from mental illness hospitals in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation is collected under the following headings:
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- Occupational condition on discharge (fitness for employment etc.)
- Disposal on discharge (eg to home, hostel etc.)
- Arrangements for after-care.
§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many mental illness beds there were in Scotland in each of the last five years; what was the rate of occupancy; and what is the planned number for the current year.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information available is as follows:
Average available staffed beds and percentage occupancy for mental illness1 Year Average available staffed beds Occupancy per cent. 1984 13,054 85.2 1985 12,551 83.5 1986 12,191 83.2 1987 11,683 83.9 1988 10,155 82.6 1 Excluding the specialties psychogeriatrics, child psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry. Forward information for the current year is not available centrally.