§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) at the latest date for which statistics are available, what proportion of persons detained in Her Majesty's prisons had previously been patients in either psychiatric hospitals or pyschiatric wards; and what were the corresponding figures for the same date in each of the past 10 years;
(2) at the latest date for which statistics are available, what proportion of persons detained in Her Majesty's prisons had previously received psychiatric treatment; and what were the corresponding figures for each of the past 10 years;
(3) at the latest date for which statistics are available, what proportion of persons detained in Her Majesty's prisons were either undergoing psychiatric treatment or had undergone such treatment in the course of their sentences.
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§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe number of inmates who have received or are undergoing psychiatric treatment is not recorded centrally.