§ 93. Mr. R. RICHARDSONasked the Minister of Health in how many instances during the past year the Board of Control has recommended the certification of voluntary boarders; how many times has the Board intervened to bring about the release of any certified people whose detention they regarded as unnecessary or unduly prolonged; in how many cases they had occasion to discountenance the use of various methods of restraint; how many times have certificates been returned by them to the certifying doctors for amendment; how often have certified persons been found sane on admission to asylums; and in how many instances has it been reported to them that private patients have not received the notice of their right of appeal to a magistrate within 24 hours of their reception?
§ Mr. GREENWOODI am not in a position immediately to provide statistics on the six points raised in my hon. Friend's question, of which I received notice yesterday. But I will ascertain what statistics are available and will inform him of the result.
§ Lieut.-Colonel HENEAGEWill the right hon. Gentleman give us the statistics by next Tuesday, when the Standing Committee meets to consider the Mental Treatment Bill?
§ Mr. GREENWOODI cannot promise that.