§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many social workers attained the mental health officer qualification in each of the regional and island council areas in each of the past four years; what is the total number of such qualified social workers in each of these areas; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. StewartInformation on the number of social workers who have attained the mental health officer qualification is not held centrally. Information supplied to the Scottish Office by local authorities on the number of main grade and senior social workers who have undertaken the mental health officer course in the period October 1989 to October 1992 is set out in the table.
Number of main grade/senior social workers undertaking the mental health officer course, where course commenced by October 1992 Year course concluded Region 1990 1991 1992 1993 Borders — 6 4 — Central — — — — Dumfries and Galloway — 2 — 2 Fife — — — — Grampian 11 8 — — Highland 2 1 2 — Lothian — — — — Strathclyde 4 25 — — Tayside — 6 — — Orkney — — — — Shetland — — — — Western Isles — — — 1