HC Deb 30 January 1980 vol 977 cc662-4W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients were transferred from special to local hospitals in Wales during 1976, 1977 and 1978; and how many were accepted by each area health authority.

Area Health Authority 1976 1977 1978 Totals
Clwyd 1 1 1 3
Gwent 1 1 2
Gwynedd 1 2 3
Mid Glamorgan 2 2
South Glamorgan 1 3 4
Totals 3 4 7 14

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients who were admitted to each of the special hospitals from Wales during 1976, 1977 and 1978 had previously been detained in special hospitals.

Sir George Young

The numbers of patients admitted to special hospitals from Wales during 1976, 1977 and 1978 who had previously been detained in special hospitals are given in the table below:

Year Rampton Broadmoor
1976 1 None
1977 1 1
1978 2 None

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients from each area health authority in Wales are currently detained in each special hospital.

Sir George Young

I regret that the information is not readily available, and the costs of obtaining it would be excessive.

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients from Wales in each of the special hospitals do not now, in his opinion, require treatment under conditions of special security.

Sir George Young

At 1 January 1980 there were 236 patients in special hospitals who had been recommended for transfer or discharge from those hospitals. The number of such patients with Welsh origins is not readily available and the cost of obtaining it would be excessive.

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he is satisfied that patients from Wales who are less than 16 years of age in special hospitals are receiving adequate full-time education.

Sir George Young

The information is as follows:

Sir George Young

There are no patients from Wales in special hospitals who are less than 16 years old.

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients from Wales currently in each of the special hospitals are detained under (a) section 26, (b) section 60, (c) section 60 and 65, (d) sections 71, 72, 73 and 74 and (e) sections 29, 25 or 136 of the Mental Health Act 1959.

Sir George Young

I regret that the information is not readily available, and the costs of obtaining it would be excessive.

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients from Wales there are in each of the special hospitals currently awaiting transfer to a local hospital; how many of these are restricted patients; and into which area health authorities they are to be transferred.

Sir George Young

The information, as at 29 January 1980, is as follows:

Area Health Authority
Mid Glamorgan South Glamorgan Totals
Broadmoor
Restricted 2 2
Unrestricted
Rampton
Restricted 1 1
Unrestricted 2 1 3
Moss Side
Restricted
Unrestricted
Park Lane
Restricted
Unrestricted
Totals
Restricted 3 3
Unrestricted 2 1 3