HC Deb 30 March 1990 vol 170 c361W
Mr. Tom Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) mentally ill and (b) mentally handicapped persons are at present in prisons in Scotland; and in which prisons.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The latest figures for 1989 show that medical attention was needed for 4,896 inmates suffering from neurosis or mental disorder. Only 82 inmates, however, were diagnosed as suffering from psychoses and 10 inmates were found to be mentally handicapped in these establishments.

Psychoses Sufferers
Her Majesty's Prison, Aberdeen 9
Her Majesty's Prison, Barlinnie 41
Her Majesty's Prison and Institution, Cornton Vale 9
Her Majesty's Prison, Edinburgh 6
Her Majesty's Prison, Friarton 1
Her Majesty's Prison and Institution, Glenochil 4
Her Majesty's Remand Institution, Longriggend 5
Her Majesty's Prison, Perth 5
Her Majesty's Prison, Peterhead 1
Her Majesty's Prison, Shotts 1
Mentally Handicapped
Her Majesty's Prison, Aberdeen 4
Her Majesty's Prison, Barlinnie 5
Her Majesty's Young Offenders Institution, Dumfries 1