HC Deb 16 July 1991 vol 195 cc131-2W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, by health board,(a) the sums spent on capital projects in psychiatric hospitals in Scotland, and (b) the revenue expenditure on mental illness services in Scotland, for the last three years.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

This information is not held centrally.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money is being made available to new schemes to be funded under the specific grant for mental illness for 1992–93; and if he will make a statement about the future of the scheme.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The Government's spending plans provide for an increase to £5 million in the provision of the mental illness specific grant scheme in 1992–93. This will, along with all Government spending plans, be reviewed in the course of this year.

The scheme is set to run for an initial three years and extension of the scheme will be subject to review at the end of that period.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide the latest available figures on the level of registered supported accommodation for people affected by mental illness by health board area and per 100,000 population.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Information is not held in the form requested.