§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) mentally ill and (b) mentally handicapped persons are in prisons in Northern Ireland and in which prisons.
§ Mr. CopeOn 29 March 1990 there were 12 prisoners undergoing psychiatric treatment or observation as in-patients in prison hospitals in Northern Ireland. Of these, seven were in Her Majesty's prison, Maghaberry, four in Her Majesty's prison, Belfast, and one in Her Majesty's YOC, Hydebank. None is described as mentally handicapped. Other prisoners may be referred to a consultant forensic psychiatrist from time to time as appropriate.
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 DANI — — 45,900 50,100 53,600 55,900 54,700 56,000 61,300 59,000 74,700 66,600 DHSS 37,675 26,948 51,504 65,825 88,767 157,267 194,978 511,293 249,591 246,480 292,000 383,000 DENI 10,081 13,958 15,436 16,655 17,539 18,291 19,119 19,889 21,434 22,008 539,727 130,759 DOE 286,000 330,000 377,000 375,000 580,000 707,000 951,000 1,071,000 1,431,210 1,781,110 1,903,745 1,600,000 DFP1 — — — — — 333,000 379,000 372,000 435,000 493,000 — — DED — — — — — — — — 2,692,903 2,959,516 3,477,000 3,630,000 Northern Ireland Office Information Service2 — — — — — — — — — — 950,910 1,204,000 1 Cost of Information Service when under DFP. 2 Cost of Information Service under NIO.