HC Deb 25 October 1989 vol 158 c457W
Mr. Norman Hogg

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of persons aged over 75 years live in institutions in Scotland.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The latest information available is from the 1981 census of population which recorded 9.1 per cent. of residents of Scotland aged 75 years and over as residing in establishments other than private households.