§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convicted or remand category inmates from prisons have been transferred to each of the special hospitals in each of the past five years; and how many of these were category A prisoners.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 6 November 1992]: The available information is given in the table.
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Prisoners transferred to special hospitals by hospital and type of prisoner/transfer: 1987–1991 Hospital Of which Category 'A' Year Broadmoor Rampton Ashworth4 Total Broadmoor Rampton Ashworth4 Total 1987 Sentenced1 6 14 24 44 2 2 3 7 Remand2 7 2 6 15 2 — 1 3 Remand3 26 11 38 75 1 1 3 5 1988 Sentenced1 9 8 17 34 6 2 1 9 Remand2 5 4 — 9 1 — — 1 Remand3 39 21 15 75 1 — 2 3 1989 Sentenced1 10 9 28 47 4 1 2 7 Remand2 3 3 11 17 1 1 8 10 Remand3 27 16 27 70 1 2 3 6 1990 Sentenced1 9 11 21 41 1 1 — 2 Remand2 7 8 4 19 — — 1 1 Remand3 12 18 20 50 2 1 2 5 1991 Sentenced1 14 14 19 47 2 1 2 5 Remand2 10 6 11 27 3 — 1 4 Remand3 13 21 10 44 — 1 — 1 1 Sentenced prisoners transferred from prison to special hospitals under Section 47/49 of the Mental Health Act 1983. 2 Remand prisoners transferred direct from prison to special hospitals under Section 48/49 of the Mental Health Act 1983. 3 Remand prisoners discharged from prison to court then admitted to special hospitals under Section 37/41 of the Mental Health Act 1983. 4 Moss Side and Park Lane hospitals merged on 18 February 1990 to become Ashworth.