§ Mrs. Betty WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the medium secure units in operation in Wales and the date when each was commissioned. [87043]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesThere are currently three medium secure units in operation in Wales. These are Ty Llywellyn in Llanfairfechan completed in 1998, Caswell Clinic in Bridgend completed in 1992 and the privately run Llanarth Court in Raglan also completed in 1992.
Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.
§ Mrs. Betty WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales on how many occasions patients have absconded from medium secure units in Wales in the last three years, and from which units; and on how many of those occasions(a) it was assessed that there was a risk to the public and (b) members of the public were assaulted or threatened. [87040]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesThere are three medium secure facilities in Wales. Figures for escapes from the hospital grounds over the last three years are as follows:
Number of escapes Ty Llywellyn, North Wales 1 Caswell Clinic, Bridgend 3 Llanarth Court, Raglan 0 At no time were any of the patients assessed as a danger to the public nor were any members of the public assaulted 74W or threatened. In addition to these escapes, Caswell had 15 patients who breached parole arrangements over the same period and Llanarth Court had 26.
Following the transfer of functions, these issues will be a matter for the National Assembly.