§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, further to his reply, Official Report, 13th July, column 680, places in hospital have now been found for the three mentally-abnormal offenders; and, if not, which hospitals have refused them admission.
§ Dr. SummerskillIt has not been possible to transfer to hospital any of the three prisoners referred to in my reply of 13th July.
In the case of one patient, the catchment area hospital concerned—Napsbury, Hertfordshire—declined to admit the prisoner and the regional health authority was unable to find a bed in any other hospital. The prisoner was released at the expiry of his sentence.
368WIn one of the other cases the catchment area hospital is still considering the request for a place to be made available and has not yet reached a decision. In the third case a hospital has agreed in principle to admit the prisoner but is not yet in a position to do so. He will be transferred as soon as a bed is made available.