§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by(a) region and (b) district the number of old people in homes in Scotland (i) in the private sector, (ii) in the voluntary sector and (iii) run by local authorities.
§ Mr. LangInformation for 1988, the latest year available, is set out in the following table: 79W
Local authority homes Voluntary homes Private homes Dunfermline 235 — 102 Kirkcaldy 300 60 91 North East Fife 92 129 28 Fife region 627 189 221 Aberdeen city 400 400 49 Banff and Buchan 170 — 77 Gordon 97 71 — Kincardine and Deeside 80 77 67 Moray 180 69 54 Grampian region 927 617 247 Badenoch and Strathspey 24 — 13 Caithness 85 25 — Inverness 83 26 47 Lochaber 58 — 24 Nairn 33 33 18 Ross and Cromarty 117 34 72 Skye and Lochalsh — 36 4 Sutherland 33 19 — Highland region 433 173 178 East Lothian 202 97 42 Edinburgh 630 589 214 Midlothian 156 80 30 West Lothian 202 — — Lothian region 1,190 766 286 Argyll and Bute 175 106 194 Dumbarton 169 55 105 Glasgow 1,486 494 134 Clydebank 103 — — Bearsden and Milngavie — 40 — Strathkelvin 78 27 — Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 59 — — Monklands 182 — 40 Motherwell 192 — 44 Hamilton 243 39 — East Kilbride 68 5 — Eastwood 42 100 — Clydesdale 58 — — Renfrew 348 83 8 Inverclyde 79 148 53 Cunninghame 128 91 139 Kilmarnock and Louden 155 91 42 Kyle and Carrick 164 55 74 Cumnock and Doon Valley 26 — — Strathclyde region 3,755 1,334 833 Angus 247 44 213 Dundee city 510 234 154 Perth and Kinross 229 316 258 Tayside region 986 594 625 Orkney Islands 69 — 17 Shetland Islands 68 16 — Western Isles 186 — 10 Islands councils 323 16 27 SCOTLAND 9,324 2,731 4,042
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by(a) region and (b) district the number of old people's homes in private ownership in Scotland in (i) 1980, (ii) 1985, (iii) 1987 and (iv) 1989.
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§ Mr. LangInformation in the form requested is not held for 1980 and no information after 1988 is available yet. Figures for that year and for 1985 and 1987 are given in the following table: 81W
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Number of Private Homes for the Elderly by District/ Region 1985 1987 1988 Berwickshire — — 1 Ettrick and Lauderdale 1 1 2 Roxburgh — 1 3 Tweeddale 1 1 1 Borders Region 2 3 7 Clackmannan — — — Falkirk 2 2 2 Stirling 3 3 4 Central Region 5 5 6 Annandale and Eskdale 1 4 6 Nithsdale 1 — 2 Stewartry 1 1 2 Wigtown — 1 1 Dumfries and Galloway 3 6 11 Dunfermline 3 4 6 Kirkcaldy 2 6 6 North East Fife 3 4 4 Fife Region 8 14 16 Aberdeen City 1 1 2 Banff and Buchan — 2 4 Gordon — — — Kincardine and Deeside 2 4 5 Moray 2 3 4 Grampian Region 5 10 15 Badenoch and/Strathspey 1 1 1 Caithness — — — Inverness 1 2 3 Lochaber — 1 2 Nairn — — 2 Ross and Cromarty — 2 5 Skye and Lochalsh — — 1 Sutherland — — — Highland Region 2 6 14 East Lothian 1 3 4 Edinburgh 8 13 14 Midlothian — 2 2 West Lothian — — — Lothian Region 9 18 20 Argyll and Bute 3 7 14 Dumbarton 2 6 7 Glasgow 2 6 8 Clydebank — — — Bearsden and Milngavie — — — Strathkelvin — — — Cumbernauld and Kilsyth — — — Monklands — — 4 Motherwell — 3 3 Hamilton 1 3 — East Kilbride — — — Eastwood — — — Clydesdale — — — Renfrew — — 2 Inverclyde — — 3 Cunninghame 5 7 10 Kilmarnock and Louden — 1 3 Kyle and Carrick 1 3 5 Cumnock and Doon Valley — — — Strathclyde 14 37 59 Angus 4 13 16 Dundee City — 5 7 Perth and Kinross 8 14 17
1985 1987 1988 Tayside Region 12 32 40 Orkney Islands — 2 3 Shetland Islands — — — Western Isles — 1 1 Islands Councils — 3 4 Scotland 60 134 192
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the charities currently subsidising old people in private sector homes in Scotland.
§ Mr. LangNo information is collected on this, which is a wholly private matter for the residents themselves.
§ 1988. Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the latest estimate of the investment made by international companies in old people's homes in Scotland; and what were the comparable figures in(a) 1985 and (b)
§ Mr. LangNo information on this subject is held centrally. Financial arrangements for private developments of this kind are a matter of the proprietors themselves.
§ 1989. Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the weekly average cost for (i) a single room and (ii) shared accommodation in old people's homes in the private sector in Scotland in(a) 1980, (b) 1985, (c) 1986, (d) 1987, (e) 1988 and (f)
§ Mr. LangInformation in the form requested is not held centrally. The weekly average charge for residents in private homes was £149 in 1987 and £158 in 1988.
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received regarding old people's homes in private ownership in Scotland.
§ Mr. LangI have received 12 representations in the last three years. They covered specific issues, such as standards and charges, as well as more general issues. Responsibility for the registration and inspection of residential homes rests with regional and islands councils.