§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what representations he has received as to the quality of community care given to discharged mental patients who have been placed in residential hostel accommodation;
(2) what steps are taken to ensure the standards of hostel accommodation to which long-term mental health patients are discharged;
(3) what inspection arrangements have been made in respect of those hostels to which long-stay mental patients are discharged.
§ Mr. WhitneyI shall let the hon. Member have replies as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients were discharged from long-stay mental hospitals to hostel accommodation in the years 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985, respectively.
§ Mr. WhitneyI am sony I cannot give the hon. Member the information he seeks. It is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the numbers of patients in each of the secure mental hospitals in England; what were the numbers of staff in post for each institution on 1 January 1979; and what were the equivalent figures for 1 January 1986, in each of the posts in each institution.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe information requested is as follows:
1 January 1979 1 January 1986 Patients Staff in Post Patients Staff in Post Broadmoor hospital 708 686 491 847 Moss Side hospital 373 452 252 559 Park Lane hospital 69 176 302 636 Rampton hospital 883 877 581 1,104