§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many current occupants of Her Majesty's prisons in Scotland have ever been admitted to National Health Service mental illness hospitals and units with a main diagnosis of schizophrenic psychoses;
(2) how many people were admitted to Her Majesty's prisons in Scotland who had previously been discharged from mental illness hospitals and units after a main diagnosis of schizophrenic psychoses in each of the last five years; and how many were recidivists.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThis information is not readily available in the form requested. The number of inmates in Scottish penal establishments diagnosed as suffering from psychoses in each of the last five years is as follows:
Year Number 1982 88 1983 32 1984 56 1985 62 1986 63
§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many community psychiatric nurses there have been in Scotland in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThis information is not at present collected centrally. Arrangements are being made to do so as part of a more general development of manpower and personnel information systems in health boards.