HC Deb 18 June 1986 vol 99 c556W
Mr. Dewar

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many in-patients there are in hospitals for the mentally handicapped in Wales; and what was the comparable figure five years ago.

Mr. Mark Robinson

There were 1,880 resident patients at mental handicap hospitals and units in Wales on 31 December 1985, the latest date for which information is available. The comparable figure for 1980 was 2,224.

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