§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the average total cost per patient per week of providing in-patient care to residents of long-stay mental handicap hospitals in Scotland;
(2) what is the average total cost per patient per week of providing in-patient care to residents of Gogarburn hospital and St. Joseph's hospital in Lothian.
§ Mr. StewartThe average cost at 31 March 1992 per patient per week of providing in-patient care to residents of NHS long-stay mental handicap hospitals in Scotland was £527. The corresponding figure for Gogarburn hospital was £448. The cost to Lothian health board per patient per week at St. Joseph's hospital was £286.