§ Mr. Evennettasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 during 1984 in: (a) the Metropolitan police district, and (b) each of the police areas in England and Wales, or if those figures are unavailable centrally, in the rest of England and Wales combined.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe only information collected centrally relates to persons admitted to hospital under section 136. I understand from the Secretary of State for Social Services that the latest information for England is given in "In-patient Statistics from the Mental Health Enquiry—England 1982" published in March 1985; and from the Secretary of State for Wales that the latest corresponding information for Wales is given in "Mental Health Statistics for Wales 1983" published in October 1984.