§ Mr. Gristasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison inmates were considered by medical officers to be suffering at the end of 1976 from mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1959; and whether these were categorised.
§ Mr. JohnI have nothing to add to the reply which was given on 21st June to the Question from my hon. Friend the Member for Ormskirk (Mr. Kilroy-Silk)—[Vol. 933, c. 452].
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§ Mr. Merlyn ReesA total of 72 members of my Department have received honours for public service in the past five years, as shown in the table below:
§ Mr. Gristasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many transfers of prisoners to less secure conditions resulted from the young offender psychology unit's classification system for the young prisoner during 1976.
§ Mr. JohnNone, during 1976. Requisite accommodation had first to be converted from other use and was not available for young prisoners until 10th January 1977. To 26th July, 148 transfers of prisoners have resulted from the scheme.
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§ Mr. Mayhewasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the latest statistics available for the numbers of prisoners living two or more to a cell designed only for one.
§ Mr. JohnOn 12th June 1977 there were 15,676 persons sharing cells in Prison Department establishments in England and Wales. Of these 10,636 were sleeping two in a cell and 5,040 were sleeping three in a cell.