§ Lord AVEBURYasked Her Majesty's Government:
- (i) how many patients were removed under Section 90 of the Mental Health Act 1959 (as amended by Section 30 of the Immigration Act 1971) in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 and what were the countries to which the patients were removed
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- (iii) how many families and individuals received funds towards their voluntary repatriation from the Supplementary Benefits Commission in each year from 1973 onwards, and
1.11.76–31.12.76 1977 1978 1979 Cyprus … … … … 1 France … … … … 3 Germany … … … … 1 Ghana … … … … 1 Iran … … … … … 1 Irish Republic … … … 2 Italy … … … … 1 Nigeria … … … … 1 1 Norway … … … … 1 Poland … … … … 1 St. Kitts … … … … 1 U.S.A. … … … … 1 1 3 10 2 (ii) I understand from the International Social Service of Great Britain (who administer this scheme on the Government's behalf) that since
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73/74 74/75 75/76 76/77 77/78 78/79 79/80 Total Individuals Algeria … … … 5 5 Argentine … … … 4 4 Australia … … … 4 1 1 6 Bangladesh … … … 1 1 1 1 4 Barbados … … … 8 7 1 6 4 10 36 Canada … … … 1 35 128 34 20 9 227 Dominica … … … 2 2 Fiji … … … … 8 3 1 12 Ghana … … … 7 3 2 1 13 Grenada … … … 4 1 8 12 25 Guyana … … … 7 5 9 2 11 1 35 India … … … … 1 1 4 6 Jamaica … … … 94 56 59 31 64 78 79 461 Malaysia … … … 3 3 Mauritius … … … 1 3 1 6 11 Nigeria … … … 89 46 13 21 30 50 1 250 Pakistan … … … 5 1 6 Seychelles … … … 3 3 Sierra Leone … … … 1 1 2 Somalia … … … 1 2 2 5 Sri Lanka … … … 4 1 5 South Africa … … … 2 1 1 1 5 Trinidad … … … 7 1 2 4 13 5 32 Yemen North … … 1 1 Yemen South … … 1 1 United States … … 239 156 219 110 128 177 131 1,160 Families (all countries) … 66 54 76 58 59 69 64 446 what were the countries to which they returned.
§ Lord BELSTEADThe information is as follows:
(i) In 1976 there was a total of eight removals under Section 90 of the Mental Health 1959 and one removal under Section 82 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960. The countries to which the patients were removed under Section 90 of the Mental Health Act 1959 from 1st November 1976 to 31st December 1979 were as follows:
1973, departures under Section 29 of the Immigration Act 1971 by country of destination were as follows:
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Persons Country 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Anguilla … … — — — — 1 — — Antigua … … 1 — 1 — — 1 1 Argentina … … — 1 — — — — — Australia … … — 2 2 3 — 4 1 Austria … … — — — — 3 — — Bangladesh … … 3 1 1 4 4 2 1 Barbados … … 10 3 7 12 6 16 3 Belgium … … — — — — — 2 — Belize… … … — — 1 1 — — — Burma … … — — — — — — 1 Canada … … 4 — — — 4 — — Cyprus… … … 4 — — — 9 1 — Denmark … … 4 — — 1 — — — Dominica … … 2 1 — — — 2 1 Egypt… … … 1 1 — — — — — Fiji… … … — — — — 1 — — France … … 2 3 — — — — — Gambia … … — 1 — — 2 — — West Germany … … — 4 4 — 2 4 — Ghana … … 3 — 5 — — — — Greece … … — — — — 1 — — Grenada … … 15 4 2 — — 3 — Guyana … … 5 3 4 — 15 2 — Hong Kong … … — — 1 — — — — Hungary … … — — 1 — 1 — — India… … … 5 10 3 2 1 11 4 Israel… … … — — — — — 1 — Jamaica … … 67 46 63 31 20 16 15 Malaysia … … — — 3 3 — — — Malta … … … 1 3 3 2 2 — — Mauritius … … — 1 1 — — — — Montserrat … … 5 4 — — 1 — — Netherlands … … — — 3 — — — — New Zealand … … 3 3 5 — 2 — — Nigeria … … 26 5 6 12 14 9 9 Pakistan … … 1 10 5 1 — 1 1 Peru… … … — — — 1 — — — Philippines … … — — 1 — — — — Poland … … 3 — — 1 — — — Rhodesia … … — — — 4 — — 2 St. Helena … … — — — — — — 2 St. Kitts … … 2 1 — — 1 1 3 St. Lucia … … 2 4 3 1 2 — 2 St. Nevis … … — — — — 1 — — St. Vincent … … — 1 — 1 14 — 1 Seychelles … … — 5 — — — — — Sierra Leone … … — 1 — 1 — 1 — Somalia … … 1 1 2 — 3 — 2 South Africa … … — — — — 1 — — South Korea … … — — — 2 — — — South Yemen … … — 1 5 1 1 — 2 Spain… … … — — — 4 — — — Sri Lanka … … 2 1 — — 1 2 — Sudan … … — — 1 — — — — Trinidad … … — 6 3 2 — — — U.S.A. … … — 2 — — — 5 — Total… … … 172 129 139 90 113 84 51 Number of Families 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 All countries … … 81 77 69 45 62 37 36 and the total numbers of families involved were as follows:
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