§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the number of patients at the state hospital at Carstairs in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe number of patients as at 31 December in each year was as follows:
Number 1979 305 1980 328 1981 310 1982 291 1983 268 1984 248 1985 234 1986 227 1987 210 1988 216 1989 229 1990 222