HL Deb 07 April 1981 vol 419 c519WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many persons were compulsorily detained in psychiatric hospitals or units on the advice of port medical inspectors at Heathrow in the calendar years 1979 and 1980 respectively.

Lord Cullen of Ashbourne

In 1979, 47 and in 1980, 43 persons were compulsorily detained in psychiatric hospitals following arrival at Heathrow Airport. The procedure requires a recommendation from a doctor approved under Section 28 of the Mental Health Act 1959 together with a supporting medical recommendation, which in these cases was usually given by a medical inspector of immigrants.