HC Deb 21 June 1977 vol 933 c452W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many mentally abnormal offenders were held in Prison Department establishments at the latest available date.

Mr. John

Detailed information is not available. However, a survey carried out by the prison medical service at the end of last year indicated that there were many hundreds of prisoners suffering from mental disorder.