HC Deb 26 October 1977 vol 936 c777W
Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to receive the report from the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis into the confidential documents alleged to have been found in the office of the late Chairman of the Peachey Property Company.

Mr. Merlyn Rees:

I am informed by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that he has submitted a report on

Number prescribed one kind of drug Number prescribed more than one kind of drug Total Percentage of Parkhurst Population
In the course of psychiatric treatment 37 14 51 12
In the course of other medical or surgical treatment 43 12 55 13
In the course of both psychiatric treatment and other medical or surgical treatment 0 15 15 4
Totals 80 41 121 29

The hospital at Parkhurst is a specialised medical centre within the prison system and the prison therefore receives prisoners from a number of other prisons who need medical, surgical or psychiatric treatment.