§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has about the lengths of time mentally ill people discharged from hospital are able to stay in residential homes run or supported by local authorities.
§ Mr. FreemanInformation is not readily available centrally on the lengths of time mentally ill people stay in residential homes. It is for the local authority, in consultation with whoever is caring for the resident, to determine the appropriate length of stay in each case.