§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients have been admitted to hospitals and mental nursing homes under orders for compulsory detention under each of the various sections of the Mental Health Act 1959 in each of the last five years; and to what extent these figures represent the number of orders under these sections.
§ Mr. MoyleAdmissions for the years 1970–1974 into hospitals and mental nursing homes under orders for compulsory detention under the various sections of the Mental Health Act 1959 are shown in the following table: