§ Mr. Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons were detained under section 47 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in special hospitals in the last four years for which records are kept, broken down by special hospitals.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe numbers of patients detained under section 47 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the four special hospitals, as at 31 December 1983, 1984 and 1985 (the last year for which figures are available) were as follows:656W
Special Hospital 31 December 1983 31 December 1984 31 December 1985 Broadmoor 39 31 36 Rampton 41 50 52 Moss Side 5 9 12 Park Lane 22 32 51 Records kept for the years prior to 1983 do not identify separately the number of patients detained under the equivalent of section 47.
§ Mr. Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the ethnic origin of persons detained under section 47 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in special hospitals in the last four years for which records are kept, broken down by special hospitals;
(2) if he will list the ethnic origin of persons detained in special hospitals in the last four years for which figures are available, broken down by special hospital and by sections of the Mental Health Act or other legislation under which persons were detained.
§ Mrs. CurrieI regret that this information is not available.