§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much money is being made available to hospitals with secure units to deal with the mentally subnormal persons in (a) England and Wales, and (b) Greater London in 1980–81.
§ Sir George YoungThe regional secure units which health authorities in England have been asked to provide are intended for mentally disordered patients—not exclusively or primarily those classified as subnormal—who cannot be satisfactorily managed in ordinary mental illness or mental handicap hospitals but who do not require the very high security of the special hospitals. For details of the special revenue allocations made to assist in financing these units I would refer my hon. Friend to my reply to the hon. Member for Ormskirk (Mr. Kilroy-Silk) on 3 April.—[Vol. 982, c.391.] Capital funds will be made available as schemes are approved and develop. Expenditure on other forms of secure accommodation is provided for by health authorities from their general allocations.