§ Mr. Hawksleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will set up an inquiry into the operations of the mixed high security unit at Towers hospital, Leicester; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if, in view of the pregnancy of a patient at the mixed high security unit at Towers hospital, he will segregate units until such an inquiry has taken place.
§ Mr. John PattenWe have made enquiries into the incident to which my hon. Friend refers. We can see no reason to intervene in the management of the Arnold lodge secure unit, or to question the professional policies adopted in such units, including those in relation to segregation of the sexes. My noble Friend will be writing to my hon. Friend about the incident at the Arnold lodge unit.