§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients of foreign nationality are at present detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 in the four special hospitals as defined in section 4 of the National Health Service Act 1977.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation is not available in the precise form requested. There are 161 patients in the four special hospitals detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 who were born outside the United Kingdom. A further 21 such patients are detained in these hospitals under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1974.