§ Mr. Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many psychopathically disordered patients were resident in the four English special hospitals at the time of the implementation of the Mental Health Act 1983; how many patients since that time have been discharged from hospital by the mental health tribunals; and of those cases discharged by the mental health tribunals, how many are known to have subsequently offended by committing an offence similar in nature and equal or worse in degree compared to their index (admission) offences.
§ Mr. MellorInformation is not available in precisely the form requested. At the end of 1983 there were 411 patients suffering from psychopathic disorder in special hospitals in England, of whom 339 were subject to the special restrictions set out in section 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Two restricted patients admitted to special hospitals by reason of psychopathic disorder were discharged by a mental health review tribunal between the coming into force of the Act on 30 September 1983 and the end of 1983; 24 were so discharged in 1984; and the provisional figure for 1985 is 12. Of these 38 patients, four are known to have committed subsequently a serious offence of a similar nature to their index offence.
§ Mr. Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convicted prisoners in the last five consecutive years for which figures are available have been transferred to the four English special hospitals for treatment of their psychopathic disorder; of these cases, what was the average time, to the nearest month, which
Number of persons accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom, 1980 to 1985 Nationality 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Pakistan 9,080 8,970 7,750 6,440 5,510 6,680 India 7,930 6.590 5,410 5,380 5,140 5,500 Bangladesh 5,210 5,810 7,020 4,870 4,180 5,330 Barbados 100 80 60 40 50 60 Guyana 240 220 180 190 190 200 Jamaica 590 440 320 310 290 350 Trinidad and Tobago 150 150 150 120 150 160