§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many day-care places for adults who are(a) mentally handicapped, (b) mentally ill or recovering from mental illness and (c) physically handicapped are provided by (i) local authorities and (ii) health authorities in Scotland in each regional council and health board area in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe latest figures, based on annual statistics provided by local authorities and information obtained from recent inquiries of the health boards, are shown in the following tables:
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Persons attending local authority day centres at 31 March 1989 Client group Region Mentally handicapped Mentally ill Physically handicapped Multiply handicapped Total persons Total places1 Borders 121 0 57 27 205 169 Central 313 0 100 61 474 492 Dumfries/Galloway 213 4 10 37 264 274 Fife 430 1 93 136 660 565 Grampian 603 2 178 81 867 873 Highland 161 3 13 13 190 205 Lothian 786 300 392 230 1,708 1,424 Strathclyde 2,906 117 662 376 4,061 3,997 Tayside 447 1 11 7 466 466 Orkney 31 5 9 0 45 54 Shetland 27 0 3 0 30 55 Western Isles 30 0 34 4 68 40 Total Scotland 6,068 433 1,562 975 9,038 8,614 1 Places in local authority day centres relate to the capacity of the centre. Places can be occupied by more than one client during a week. Places available cannot be classified as they are not designated to any group in the centres which provide for several client groups. However, centres specifically for the elderly have been excluded.
Current number of day hospital places provided by health boards in Scotland1 Health board Mentally handicapped Mentally ill Physically handicapped Total Borders 3 33 — 36 Forth Valley — 90 — 90 Dumfries and Galloway 4 70 — 74 Fife 46 243 12 301 Grampian 53 220 10 283 Highland — 207 — 207 Lothian 31 643 30 704 Greater Glasgow — 441 — 287 Lanarkshire 12 63 — 75 Argyll and Clyde 5 201 — 206 Ayrshire and Arran 9 75 — 84 Tayside 30 244 13 287 Orkney — — — — Shetland — — — — Western Isles — 4 — 4 Total 193 2,534 65 2,792 1 Adult places in some areas may be used by children from time to time. These "joint use" places have been included in the total.
§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many day-care places for children who are(a) mentally handicapped, (b) mentally ill or recovering from mental illness and (c) physically handicapped are provided by (i) local authorites and (ii) health authorities in Scotland in each regional council and health board area in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe latest available information which relates to children attending local authority services at 31 March 1990 is given in table A. Table B gives information about places provided by health boards at 31 March 1991.
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Table A Children attending local authority day services Mentally handicapped Physically handicapped Multiple handicapped (mental and physical) Borders 7 2 2 Central 0 0 0 Dumfries and Galloway 1 0 0 Fife 12 19 8 Grampian 0 1 3 Highland 0 0 1 Lothian 47 111 27 Strathclyde 38 39 22 Tayside 14 11 3
Mentally handicapped Physically handicapped Multiple handicapped (mental and physical) Orkney 0 0 0 Shetland 0 0 0 Western Isles 0 0 0 In addition, local authorities make use of facilities provided by voluntary and private establishments.
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Table B Day hospital places for children provided by health boards Mentally handicapped Mentally ill Physically handicapped Borders 0 0 0 Forth Valley 0 0 0 Dunfries and Galloway 0 10 0 Fife 0 0 0 Grampian 0 8 0 Highland 0 0 0 Lothian 0 0 0 Greater Glasgow 0 13 0 Lanarkshire 0 0 0 Argyll and Clyde 0 44 0 Ayrshire and Arran 0 0 0 Tayside 27 0 0 Orkney 0 0 0
Mentally handicapped Mentally ill Physically handicapped Shetland 0 0 0 Western Isles 0 0 0