HC Deb 28 July 1975 vol 896 cc367-8W
Mr. Moonman

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people have been repatriated annually under Section 90 of the Mental Health Act 1959 for the years 1959 to 1975.

Mr. Alexander W. Lyon

I have been asked to reply.

The section came into force on 1st November 1960. The figures for that and subsequent years are:

1960 9
1961 14
1962 15
1963 17
1964 9
1965 6
1966 8
1967 8
1968 9
1969 3
1970 8
1971 7
1972 6
1973 13
1974 9
1975 4