§ Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many psychiatric patients per thousand population were treated in out-patient clinics in Northern Ireland in the years 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesI regret that the information is not available in the form requested since the records are maintained on the basis of the number of attendances, not the number of out-patients. In 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 the total number of out-patient attendances per thousand population at psychiatric establishments in Northern Ireland was 27, 25, 26 and 25 respectively.