Social Workers

69 and 70.

Mrs. Hart
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, (1) how many local authorities employ social workers with social science qualifications in their health and welfare services, other than qualified psychiatric social workers;

(2) how many social workers other than psychiatric social workers are employed by local authorities in their health and welfare services; and how many of them have social science qualifications.

Mr. Maclay
I regret that the information is not available.

Mrs. Hart
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local authorities employ qualified psychiatric social workers in their health and welfare services.

Mr. Maclay
One psychiatric social worker is so employed by a Scottish local authority.