§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many women patients were resident in mental illness hospitals in Wales in each year from 1980.
§ Mr. GristA census of the residents of mental illness hospitals and units is undertaken only every second year. The available information is as follows:
Number of female residents in mental illness hospitals and units on 5 April Number 1981 2,542 1983 2,405 1985 2,363 1987 2,272