§ Mr. IrvingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the regional medium and interim secure units in England and Wales and indicate how many people, broken down into those awaiting transfer from special hospitals and those from other sources, are awaiting transfer to each unit; and if he will give the figures, where possible, for the last three years, together with an indication of the current average waiting time for transfer into each unit.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information held centrally regarding people awaiting transfer to permanent and declared interim secure units is in respect of special hospital patients only. Information is not available for the last three years, as historical data are not retained. The current position is provided in the table. Any question of the number of prisoners awaiting transfer to National Health Service secure units is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Home 595W Secretary and the provision of health service facilities in Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
Region and Unit [P-permanent I-interim] Number of special hospital patients awaiting transfer to unit1 Length of wait Up to 3 months 3 to6 months 6 lo 9 months 9 to 12 months 12 to 18 months Northern Hutton Unit, St. Lukes Hospital (P) 1 1 — — — — Yorkshire Newton Lodge, Fieldhead Hospital (P) 1 1 — — — — Broadgate Hospital (I) — — — — — — Clifton Hospital — — — — — — Storthes Hall Hospital (I) — — — — — — High Royds Hospital (I) — — — — — — Stanley Royal Hospital — — — — — — Trent Arnold Lodge, Towers Hospital (P) 1 1 — — — — East Anglian Norvic Clinic, St. Andrews Hospital (P) — — — — — — North West Thames Three Bridges Unit, St. Bernards Hospital (P) 3 1 — 1 1 — North East Thames Runwell Hospital Southend (P) — — — — — — Friern Hospital, New Southgate (I) — — — — — — South East Thames Denis Hill Unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital (P) 3 1 1 — l — Cane Hill Unit Coulsdon (P) — — — — — — Bracton Clinic, Bexley (P) — — — — — — Trevor Gibbons Clinic, Maidstone (P) — — — — — — Ashenhill Clinic, Hellingly (P) — — — — — — Wessex Ravenswood House, Knowle Hospital (P) — — — — — — Oxford Sycamores Unit, Borocourt Hospital (P) 1 — — — — 1 South Western Butler Clinic, Langdon Hospital (P) — — — — — — Fromeside Clinic, Glenside Hospital (P) [Clinic scheduled to open summer 1988] 1 1 — — — — Secure Unit Glenside Hospital (I) — — — — — — West Midlands Reaside Clinic, Rubery Hill Hospital (P) 2 2 — — — — Coleshill Hall Hospital (I) — — — — — — Mersey Scott Clinic Rainhill Hospital (P) — — — — — — North Western Gardiner Unit (Adolescent), Prestwich Hospital (P) — — — — — — Edenfield Centre (Adult), Prestwich Hospital (P) — — — — — — Langdale Unit, Whittingham Hospital (I) — — — — — — 1 Figures relate to special hospital patients waiting to move to permanent or declared interim secure units either on trial leave or permanent transfer, for whom a place has been offered and, in the case of restricted patients, the Home Secretary's consent to the move has been given.