§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many beds in mental hospitals were(a) closed and (b) negotiated to close in 1992 in each health board area.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 19 January 1993]: From a total of 17,631 mental health beds in Scotland, 1,336 were closed in 1992. Some of these will have been replaced by contracts with private or voluntary sector providers, but precise information is not held centrally. Health boards are constantly reviewing their assessment of need, consequently separate figures for negotiated closures are not available.
Mental health beds closed in 1992 Number Argyll and Clyde Health Board 16 Ayrshire and Arran Health Board — Borders Health Board 8 Dumfries and Galloway Health Board 17 Fife Health Board 170 Forth Valley Health Board 120 Grampian Health Board 109 Greater Glasgow Health Board 487 Highland Health Board 45 Lanarkshire Health Board 95 Lothian Health Board 102 Tayside Health Board 167 Orkney Health Board — Shetland Health Board — Western Isles Health Board — Total 1,336
Table 1: Approved expenditure under urban programme1 Residential Non-residential Year Total £ Capital £ Current £ Total £ Capital £ Current £ Alcohol misuse 1987–88 23,616 — 23,616 376,960 — 376,960 1988–89 25,482 — 25,482 314,385 1,350 313,035 1989–90 52,188 12,456 39,732 309,221 62,885 246,336 1990–91 24,351 — 24,351 234,774 12,402 222,372 1991–92 62,905 3,999 58,906 270,090 19,071 251,019 1992–93 202,933 37,831 165,102 409,990 11,193 398,797 Drugs 1987–88 — — — 172,950 7,500 165,450 1988–89 — — — 164,860 12,950 151,910 1989–90 — — — 468,813 42,929 425,884 1990–91 — — — 1,133,051 136,584 996,467 1991–92 17,635 17,635 — 1,484,137 38,218 1,445,919 1992–93 106,605 106,605 — 1,583,118 59,417 1,523,701 1Grant amounting to 75 per cent. of approved Urban programme Expenditure is paid to sponsoring local authorities.
Table 2:Grants awarded under Section 10 of the Social work (Scotland) Act 1968 Residential Non-Residential Year Total £ Residential Capital £ Current £ Total £ Capital £ Current £ Alcohol Misuse 1987–88 57,309 — 57,309 39,921 4,789 35,133 1988–89 4,100 — 4,100 76,473 — 76,473 1989–90 17,271 17,271 — 75,254 14,426 60,828 1990–91 153,349 150,000 3,349 49,003 10,625 38,378 1991–92 97,132 — 97,132 56,157 — 57,157 1992–93 101,562 — 101,562 76,000 8,000 68,000 Drugs 1987–88 105,746 — 105,746 3,759 — 3,759 1988–89 48,603 — 48,603 — — — 1989–90 2,485 — 2,485 3,000 3,000 —