§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of mental handicap hospitals in England which have closed down in each year since 1981; and if he will give a breakdown by region of these closures during the same period.
§ Mrs. Currie[pursuant to her reply, 16 December 1986 c. 466–67]: Information held centrally records hospitals for which closure has been approved. The actual date on which closure occurs is not recorded. Our information on mental handicap hospitals approved for complete closure since 1981 is as follows: