§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been detained under the provisions of section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in the latest year for which figures are available; and what was the comparable figure 10 years previously.
§ Mr. HurdThe only statistics that are available centrally are collected by the Department of Health and Social Security and relate to admissions under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 to mental illness and mental handicap hospitals and units and special hospitals. I understand that the total number of such admissions in England in 1982 was 1,885; and that the corresponding figure for 1972 was 1,478.