§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many times the case of Julie Garratt, a mentally subnormal 19-year-old girl, kept in custody at Risley remand centre, has been before the Wolverhampton Crown court; what efforts have been made to find her a suitable hospital place; how long she has been at Risley remand centre; and if he will take action to resolve this case;
(2) how many consultant psychiatrists have considered the case of Miss Julie Garratt, a 19-year-old mentally subnormal girl currently being held at Risley remand centre; why no suitable hospital place has been found for her; and if he will seek to resolve this case.
§ Mr. MayhewMiss Garratt has been held in Risley remand centre since 12 August 1981. After a period on remand to Dudley magistrates court she was, on 9 October, committed to Wolverhampton Crown court and has appeared five times before that court. Considerable efforts have been made by the medical staff at Risley to find a suitable hospital place for Miss Garratt and she has been seen by four consultant psychiatrists. I understand from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services that a place has been made available for Miss Garratt at Rampton special hospital.