HC Deb 06 May 1986 vol 97 c78W
Mr. Bermingham

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps the Mental Health Act Commission is taking to seek to ensure equal and appropriate psychiatric treatment for ethnic minorities.

Mr. Whitney

The Mental Health Act Commission's broad remit is to protect the interests of all detained mental patients regardless of ethnic origin. The commission's first biennial report (House of Commons Paper 586, October 1985) discusses ethnic issues and the commission's response to them.