§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many day care places for the mentally ill are currently available in Wales, of these how many are provided by voluntary organisations and how many by local authorities, and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThere are 307 day care places for the mentally ill currently available in Wales all of which are provided by local authorities. During the last four years there has been a fall in the number of centres catering specifically for the mentally ill, but an increase in the number of places for the mentally ill in mixed day centres has ensured that provision has remained fairly constant.
§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many patients were in mental hospitals in Wales in each year since 1970, and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe estimated number of inpatients in hospital accommodation for the mentally ill and mentally handicapped at 31 December were as follows:
440Wpercentage of the total number of those registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsInformation is not available in the form requested. The latest figures which enable an annual comparison to be made relate to the month of January and are as follows:
Mental illness Mental handicap 1970 6,227 2,490 1971 6,140 2,483 1972 5,902 2,447 1973 5,687 2,402 1974 5,412 2,361 1975 5,160 2,323 1976 5,185 2,303 1977 4,773 2,366 Figures for 1978 are not yet available.