§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) mentally ill and (b) mentally handicapped persons are in prison in England and Wales and in which prisons.
§ Mr. MellorOn 30 September 1989, the latest date for which information is available, 329 prisoners in England and Wales were considered by medical officers to meet the criteria for detention in hospital, as set out in the Mental Health Act 1983; 264 of these prisoners were considered to be mentally ill, within the meaning of the Act. The term "mentally handicapped" is not one of the four specific categories of mental disorder defined in part 1 of the Act.
Details of the establishments holding mentally ill and mentally disordered inmates Establishment Number of mentally ill inmates Total number of mentally disordered inmates1 Ashford 1 1 Aylesbury 0 1 Bedford 8 8 Birmingham 3 3 Bristol 8 8 Brixton 98 98 Brockhill 1 1 Cardiff 0 2 Dartmoor 2 2 Durham 1 4 Exeter 3 4 Feltham 3 4 Garth 0 1 Glen Parva 3 4 Grendon 12 16 Holloway 7 8 Hull 1 1 Kingston 0 12 Leeds 14 17 Leicester 2 5
Acceptances1 for settlement in the United Kingdom for certain nationalities, 1978–89 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Pakistan 12,420 10,940 9,080 8,970 7,750 6,440 5,510 6,680 5,580 3,930 4,280 4,080 India 9,890 9,270 7,930 6,590 5,410 5,380 5,140 5,500 4,210 4,610 5,020 4,510 Bangladesh 4,380 3,920 5,210 5,810 7,020 4,870 4,180 5,330 4,760 3,080 2,890 3,780 Sri Lanka 850 920 770 790 790 920 760 930 840 720 860 790 Hong Kong British Dependent Territory Citizens 1,280 1,510 1,710 1,450 1,070 1,050 1,040 950 880 920 1,150 1,360 Kenya 710 600 490 430 490 640 610 520 350 400 440 370 Tanzania 460 400 340 280 320 320 300 330 250 210 230 250 Uganda 80 60 80 40 50 100 40 50 90 90 120 100 Jamaica 790 600 590 440 320 310 290 350 490 510 620 520 Guyana 300 280 240 220 180 190 190 200 140 180 200 120 Barbados 160 90 100 80 60 40 50 60 40 60 50 40 Trinidad and Tobago 260 160 150 150 150 170 150 160 160 140 160 170 1 Includes those accepted after initial admission to the United Kingdom for a limited period, as well as those accepted on arrival.
§ Mr. SoamesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department(1) if he has any proposals to improve the operation of the immigration service at Heathrow;
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Establishment Number of mentally ill inmates Total number of mentally disordered inmates1 Lewes 6 6 Littlehey 5 5 Liverpool 2 2 Long Lartin 5 8 Maidstone 31 34 Manchester 18 20 New Hall 4 4 Norwich 5 6 Nottingham 0 1 Parkhurst 0 9 Pentonville 4 4 Preston 1 1 Pucklechurch 0 2 Risley 0 1 Rochester 1 4 Stafford 2 2 Styal 1 1 Swaleside 1 1 Swansea 1 1 Wakefield 6 13 Wayland 4 4 1 Numbers include those who are mentally ill.