§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which regional health authorities provide secure units for people with mental illness or psychiatric disorder and with mental handicap; how many beds are now open in each unit; and how many further units or beds are firmly planned.
§ Mr. FreemanI refer my hon. Friend to my reply to the hon. Member for Leyton (Mr. Cohen) on 16 March at columns327–30. The only regional secure unit specifically for mentally handicapped people is the Sycamores unit at Borocourt hospital, Reading.