§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many people per head of population have been detained in the last two years in psychiatric hospitals under sections 24 and 26 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 in each of the health board areas in Scotland;
(2) how many people in the Grampian health board area have been detained under sections 24 and 26 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 at (a) Royal Cornhill hospital and (b) the Kingseat hospital.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythIn 1989 and 1990 the rates of admission per 100,000 population for detention under sections 18 and 24 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 for each health board area were as follows:
1989 1990 Argyll and Clyde 42 46 Ayrshire and Arran 39 36 Borders 41 31 Dumfries and Galloway 40 32 Fife 37 34 Forth Valley 38 36 Grampian 51 46 Greater Glasgow 64 64 Highland 44 49 Lanarkshire 46 44 Lothian 45 44 Orkney 26 31 Shetland 32 36 Tayside 55 55 Western Isles 42 62 The numbers of admissions to the Royal Cornhill and Kingseat hospitals under sections 18 and 24 of the 1984 Act were as follows:
1989 1990 Royal Cornhill hospital 54 43 Kingseat hospital 173 148 Notes:
1. The figures available centrally do not distinguish between sections 18 and 24. Detention orders under section 26 of the Act extend periods of detention authorised under section 24 and arc not recorded separately.
2. The figures given refer to admissions. A person may be admitted on more than one occasion, and when this happens each admission is recorded separately.