§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many mentally ill patients at the state hospital at Carstairs, who have not committed offences, come from each health board region in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 18 March 1991]: Information on patients who have not been convicted of any criminal offence is as follows:
Number Argyll and Clyde 7 Ayr and Arran — Borders 1 Dumfries and Galloway — Fife 2 Forth Valley 2 Grampian 2 Greater Glasgow 9 Highland 3 Lanarkshire — Lothian 12 Orkney — Shetland — Tayside 4 Western Isles — 42