§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many full and part-time psychiatrists, respectively, are employed to treat persons detained in Her Majesty's prisons.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggNone of the full-time medical staff in the prison service is employed wholly on psychiatric work but over 40 (about 40 per cent.) full-time medical officers have a qualification in psychiatry. Over 130 psychiatrists, most of consultant status, hold appointments to undertake sessional work.