§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many men and women patients have been held in Broadmoor hospital for periods of up to 5 years, 5 years to 10 years, 10 to 15 years, 15 to 20 years, 20 to 25 years, 25 to 30 years, and for longer than 30 years.
§ Dr. Vaughan,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 2 July 1979], gave the following answer:
On 30 June 1979 the lengths of time for which patients had been detained in Broadmoor since their last admission were as follows:—
Male Female Up to 5 years 267 51 5–10 years 181 40 10–15 years 65 14 15–20 years 35 4 20–25 years 18 — 25–30 years 10 3 Over 30 years 11 4 587 116