§ Mr. Andrew WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will produce figures for local authority expenditure on residential care in Scotland from 1979–80 to 1988–89, broken down by social work authority;
(2) if he will provide figures for local authority expenditure on domiciliary care in Scotland between 1979–80 and 1988–89, broken down by social work authority.
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§ Mr. LangThe information for 1988–89 is not yet available. Figures for the other years are set out in the
Table 1 Net expenditure by local authorities on residential care services (£000) Regions 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 Borders 1,437 1,625 1,863 2,063 1,948 2,063 2,006 2,094 1,960 Central 2,406 2,827 3,263 3,483 4,104 4,021 4,080 4,396 4,499 Dumfries and Galloway 1,361 1,522 1,857 1,938 2,377 2,045 2,175 2,303 2,273 Fife 4,282 5,111 5,636 6,465 7,695 7,502 7,428 6,725 7.151 Grampian 5,137 6,467 6,881 7,527 8,534 8,098 8,174 8,584 9,810 Highland 2,237 2,649 3,121 3,502 3,606 3,459 3,842 3,680 3,674 Lothian 11,900 15,079 16,281 16,491 19,925 16,999 16,959 16,976 18,106 Strathclyde 39,782 47,251 50,217 54,368 57,002 59,123 57,044 57,477 59,111 Tayside 6,158 7,531 7,627 8,940 9,960 9,500 8,871 9,011 9,915 Orkney 331 425 486 418 380 436 458 388 688 Shetland 259 587 671 632 703 801 844 816 883 Western Isles 679 698 878 1,011 1,035 1.065 1,005 1,032 990 Scotland 75,969 91,772 98,781 106,838 117,269 115,112 112,886 113,482 118,970 Notes:
1. The figures up to 1984–85 include unidentified levels of expenditure on wardens in sheltered housing. 1985–86 this is included in Table 2.
2. Unlike for other years, the 1986–87 figure for Okney does not include residential care for mentally handicapped and physically handicapped Persons.
Table 2 Net expenditure by local authorities on Domiciliary Care Services £(000) Regions 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 Borders 349 403 407 420 549 603 750 788 1,003 Central 1,681 1,916 2,102 2,323 2,641 2,929 3,631 3,710 4,362 Dumfries and Galloway 767 853 929 853 1,062 1,144 1,352 1,500 1,563 Fife 2,185 2,375 2,689 2,894 3,374 4,004 5,051 6,201 7,567 Grampian 1,909 2,325 2,542 2,934 3,401 3,759 4,617 5,183 6,718 Highland 697 872 1,029 1,180 1,536 1,733 1,612 1,816 2,16 Lothian 6,069 7,126 6,819 6,690 7,796 7,187 9,238 10,374 12,572 Strathclyde 16,263 18,417 20,533 21,740 24,277 25,894 32,661 34,573 40,114 Tayside 1,856 2,173 2,297 2,538 3,227 3,643 4,618 5,189 6,352 Orkney 227 248 257 287 355 371 473 461 485 Shetland 257 336 410 518 529 469 504 555 665 Western Isles 561 616 637 742 961 827 1,021 1,049 1,145 Scotland 32,821 37,660 40,651 43,119 49,708 52,563 65,528 71,399 84,712 Note: The figures for 1979–80 to 1981–82 include only expenditure on home helps and meals on wheels; from 1982–83 onwards aids to daily living and home adaptations are added; from 1985–86 onwards expenditure on wardens in sheltered housing is added.