§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) ethnic minority and (b) white patients were admitted to mental health beds in the last available year. [40138]
§ Mr. BurnsInformation concerning the ethnic background of hospital in-patients was collected centrally for the first time in 1995–96. This information is not yet available.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) ethnic minority and (b) white patients were sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each year since 1983. [40139]